What the Children Told Us: The Untold Story - Paperback, by Spofford Tim - Good

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Type
Paperback
ISBN
9781728294803
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Product Identifiers

Publisher
Sourcebooks, Incorporated
ISBN-10
1728294800
ISBN-13
9781728294803
eBay Product ID (ePID)
21060629469

Product Key Features

Book Title
What the Children Told Us : The Untold Story of the Famous Doll Test and the Black Psychologists Who Changed the World
Number of Pages
480 Pages
Language
English
Topic
General, Social Psychology, Ethnic Studies / African American Studies
Publication Year
2024
Genre
Social Science, Psychology
Author
Tim Spofford
Format
Trade Paperback

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Item Height
1.2 in
Item Weight
16.5 Oz
Item Length
8.2 in
Item Width
5.5 in

Additional Product Features

Intended Audience
Trade
Dewey Edition
23
Reviews
"For readers interested in a unique tale at the intersection of psychology, race, and activism, Spofford's in-depth portrait of the Clarks will be welcome reading." -- Kirkus Reviews
Dewey Decimal
150.922
Synopsis
Does racial discrimination harm Black children's sense of self? The Doll Test illuminated its devastating toll. Dr. Kenneth Clark visited rundown and under-resourced segregated schools across America, presenting Black children with two dolls: a white one with hair painted yellow and a brown one with hair painted black. "Give me the doll you like to play with," he said. "Give me the doll that is a nice doll." The psychological experiment Kenneth developed with his wife, Mamie, designed to measure how segregation affected Black children's perception of themselves and other Black people, was enlightening--and horrifying. Over and over again, the young children--some not yet five years old--selected the white doll as preferable, and the brown doll as "bad." Some children even denied their race. "Yes," said brown-skinned Joan W., age six, when questioned about her affection for the light-skinned doll. "I would like to be white." What the Children Told Us is the story of the towering intellectual and emotional partnership between two Black scholars who highlighted the psychological effects of racial segregation. The Clarks' story is one of courage, love, and an unfailing belief that Black children deserved better than what society was prepared to give them, and their unrelenting activism played a critical role in the landmark Brown v. Board of Education case. The Clarks' decades of impassioned advocacy, their inspiring marriage, and their enduring work shines a light on the power of passion in an unjust world.
LC Classification Number
BF109.A1S66 2024

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