Claude Steele Claude Steele is an African-American social psychologist who was born on January 1st, 1946 in Phoenix Illinois during the Civil Rights Movement. At that time, racial tension was high and he has memories of his dad taking him and his brothers to marches and rallies whenever possible. He interpreted achievement as success in education and went on to receive his B.A. in Psychology at Hiram College in 1967. While attending Hiram, he became interested in how individuals face the social world and, due to his background, desired to study the topics in a scientific approach. He was inspired by Kenneth Clark and decide to research behavior. He studied social psychology at graduate school, earning his Masters in 1969 and his Ph.D. in
