The Clark doll experiment, conducted by psychologists Kenneth and Mamie Clark in the 1940s-50s, revealed how segregation negatively impacted Black children’s self-perception. Children were presented with identical dolls differing only in color and asked to identify which doll they preferred. The study’s findings—showing many Black children preferred white dolls and assigned negative attributes to Black dolls—provided crucial scientific evidence in Brown v. Board of Education (1954) Repost @moyoa

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Kenneth and Mamie Clark’s famous “Doll Test” illuminated the harmful effects of racism and segregation on Black children. Their work help integrate schools across the United States — and that’s just part of their amazing story ➡️ https://www.tiktok.com/t/ZTRy9GUNm/ Sourcebooks | Caseen Gaines