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Modern Movements and Social Change — Cumulative exam

Question 55 • CA-Ethnic Studies

How did the doll tests by Kenneth and Mamie Clark influence the Brown v. Board of Education (1954) cases?

Answer
A
by illustrating institutional oppression within the court system
B
by illustrating internalized oppression caused by segregation
C
by illustrating interpersonal oppression between classmates
D
by illustrating ideological oppression in specific neighborhoods

Explanation

The Clarks’ doll tests showed that many Black children associated positive traits with white dolls and negative traits with Black dolls. The results were used to demonstrate the psychological harm of segregation, including how people can internalize messages that devalue their own group. This illustrates internalized oppression caused by segregation.

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