Dolls, Segregation, and Black Psychologists

The Skelton Report

In this episode we take a look at the controversial Doll experiment conducted by Black psychologists Drs. Kenneth and Mamie Clark. We take a look at the social and legal landscape during the era of segregation in the United States. The NAACP legal team lead by Thurgood Marshall asked social psychologist for expert testimony from the doll experiment to support that segregation negatively impacts Black ego development and racial preference. The Brown vs the Board of Education case overturned segregation in state sponsored schools. Our hope is to keep the general public informed about topics and concerns within mental health and brain science.
References:

NPS.Gov: https://www.nps.gov/brvb/learn/historyculture/clarkdoll.htm
Clark & Clark Study: https://i2.cdn.turner.com/cnn/2010/images/05/13/doll.study.1947.pdf

Kennedy & Clark: https://www.assessmentpsychologyboard.org/edp/pdf/The_Doll_Studies_Kenneth_B_Clark_and_Mamie_P_Clark_1947.pdf
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