Back in the 1940s, Kenneth and Mamie Clark – a husband-and-wife team of psychology researchers – used dolls to investigate how young Black children viewed their racial identities. They found that ...
It can be argued that the U.S. Supreme Court’s 1954 Brown v. Board of Education ruling that overturned the legal doctrine of “separate but equal” is one of the most monumental decisions in the history ...
“Because she’s black,” the little girl answers emphatically. “And why is this the nice doll?” the voice continues. “Because she’s white.” “And can you give me the doll that looks like you?” The little ...
HARLEM, Manhattan (WABC) -- It was the psychological study that shaped a generation: Drs. Kenneth and Mamie Clark's doll test. The husband-and-wife team studied the self-image of Black children, and ...
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It was a simple test. You give a child two dolls, one white, one brown, and ask the child which one he or she likes best. Which one do they want to play with? Which one is the "nice" doll? Which one ...
In the 1940s, two Black psychologists, Kenneth and Mamie Clark, conducted a study on the development of self-esteem in Black children. The Clarks utilized dolls that were Black or white to test how ...
Praise for The Doll Test: "This powerful picture book effectively documents the research that validated the substantial damage to generations of students wrought by segregationist, separate-but equal ...
It can be argued that the U.S. Supreme Court’s 1954 Brown v. Board of Education ruling that overturned the legal doctrine of “separate but equal” is one of the most monumental decisions in the history ...