Allport acknowledged minority children become racially aware earlier than whites do

Evidence

Allport had very little of value to say about minority children, except that they were sophisticated and social in biracial preschools. Allport observed, “Negro children are, by and large, ‘racially aware’ earlier than are white children. They tend to be confused, disturbed, and sometimes excited by the problem” (1954/1979, p. 302). — , Rudman, Laurie A - On the Nature of…, 1996

Categorization

• XREF: Useful counterweight within this Allport thread: the contact-theory founder acknowledged majority-minority asymmetry in identity development.