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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In the 1940s, Drs. Kenneth and Mamie Clark studied the psychological effects of segregation on African-American children. Their experiments revealed that children preferred white dolls, indicating internalized inferiority due to segregation. These findings were crucial in the 1954 Brown vs. Board of Education decision, which declared public school segregation unconstitutional. For more Black History Month, please visit blackhealthmatters.com 🎥: medspired via TikTok #BlackHealthStartsHere #Black