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Reviewed on July 19, 2024 | Nonfiction - Elementary
K-Gr 4—Readers learn about the historical Doll Test from the point of view of the dolls; Weatherford first introduces 1939, when "separate but equal" was the law, leading to whites-only bathrooms, restaurants, and even schools. The dolls narrate how two psychologists, Dr. Kenneth Clark and Dr. Mamie Clark, designed a study called the Doll Test to find out how school segregation affected children. The researchers had a black doll and a white doll and...Log In or Sign Up to Read More