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The doll test : choosing equality / Carole Boston Weatherford and David Elmo Cooper.

Summary:

"Four dolls. Two psychologists. One landmark court case. During the first half of the twentieth century, school children in many parts of the United States were segregated--Black children and white children could not legally attend the same schools. In their so-called doll test, pioneering Black psychologists Kenneth and Mamie Clark investigated the effects of segregation by presenting children with two Black and two white baby dolls. "Show me the doll that you like best," they said. "Show me the doll that looks like you." Their research showed that segregation harmed Black children. When the Brown v. Board of Education case came along to challenge school segregation, Kenneth Clark testified about the doll test. His testimony was compelling, and in 1954, the US Supreme court ultimately declared school segregation illegal. Narrated by dolls, this book-length poem by acclaimed author Carole Boston Weatherford introduces Kenneth and Mamie Clark and their powerful research to young readers."-- Dust jacket flap.

Record details

  • ISBN: 172847793X
  • ISBN: 9781728477930
  • Physical Description: 1 volume (unnumbered pages) : color illustrations, photographs ; 29 cm
  • Publisher: Minneapolis, Minnesota : Carolrhoda Books, [2024]

Content descriptions

Bibliography, etc. Note:
Includes bibliographical references.
Target Audience Note:
Ages 7-11. Carolrhoda Books
Grades 2-3. Carolrhoda Books
Subject:
Race awareness > Juvenile literature.
Segregation in education > Juvenile literature.
Social history > Juvenile literature.
Eduacational psychology > United States > Juvenile literature.
Children > United States > Social conditions > Juvenile literature.
Race awareness in children > United States > Juvenile literature.
Educational equalization > United States > Juvenile literature.
Genre:
Creative nonfiction.
Picture books.
Illustrated works.
Informational works.

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  • 18 of 18 copies available at NC Cardinal. (Show)
  • 1 of 1 copy available at Onslow County Public Library.

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Jacksonville Main Library E370.15 WEA (Text) 36015000491965 Easy Nonfiction Available -