Of the following,which is the correct pairing of the first African American to receive a PhD in psychology in the United States,as well as the year in which this occurred?

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Francis Sumner was the first African American to receive a PhD in psychology in the United States in 1920. Max Wertheimer was a German psychologist who contributed to the development of Gestalt psychology, but he was not African American and did not receive his PhD in the United States. Francis Bacon was a philosopher and statesman from the 16th/17th century and had no connection to psychology. Jeremiah Block was not the first African American to receive a PhD in psychology in the United States, and his listed year of 1935 is after Sumner's achievement in 1920.

Of the Following,which Is the Correct Pairing of the First