Back in the 1940s, Kenneth and Mamie Clark – a husband-and-wife team of psychology researchers used dolls to investigate how young Black children viewed their racial identities. They found that given a choice between Black dolls and white dolls, most Black children preferred to play with white dolls. They ascribed positive characteristics to the white dolls but negative characteristics to the Black ones. 

Joining Kwena Moabelo on the line is Toni Sturdivant - Assistant Professor of Curriculum and Instruction, Texas A&M University-Commerce. 

<p>Back in the 1940s, Kenneth and Mamie Clark &ndash; a husband-and-wife team of psychology researchers used dolls to investigate how young Black children viewed their racial identities. They found that given a choice between Black dolls and white dolls, most Black children preferred to play with white dolls. They ascribed positive characteristics to the white dolls but negative characteristics to the Black ones.&nbsp;</p>
<p>Joining Kwena Moabelo on the line is Toni Sturdivant - Assistant Professor of Curriculum and Instruction, Texas A&amp;M University-Commerce.&nbsp;</p>

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