The Clarks found most Black children preferred white dolls and assigned negative traits to Black ones, and black children in integrated 21st-century schools still view their Blackness negatively.
The Clarks found most Black children preferred white dolls and assigned negative traits to Black ones, and black children in integrated 21st-century schools still view their Blackness negatively.
XREF: connects to: A normal colonial child becomes abnormal on contact with the white world; In the Clark doll studies, a majority of Black children ages 3-7 preferred the White doll and rejected the Black doll, evidencing internalized inferiority from institutionalized racism. — 70 Years After Brown v. Board, Dolls Research Still Sheds Light on Black Children’s Well-being; A majority of Black children aged 3-7 preferred the white doll and assigned positive characteristics to it, leading the Clarks to conclude segregation created a feeling of inferiority. — https://www.naacpldf.org/brown-vs-board/significance-doll-test