Mamie Phipps Clark, Champion for Children-9781433830488

Mamie Phipps Clark Champion for Children

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By: Mawhinney, Lynnette
Format: Hardback
Published By: American Psychological Association
Date of Publication: 06/02/24
ISBN13\EAN\SKU: 9781433830488
Dimensions in mm: 222 x 147 x 14
Description: This inspiring graphic novel?tells the story of groundbreaking psychologist and civil rights activist Mamie Phipps Clark, PhD and her research in the racial identity and development of self in?Black children, the work that?ultimately played a vital role in the landmark?Brown v. Board of Education case. Part of American Psychological Association's Extraordinary Women in Psychology series. Mamie was born and raised in Hot Springs, Arkansas, during a time when United States laws intentionally disadvantaged Black people and permitted racial segregation. This profoundly impacted her life and work and ?instilled?in her an unstoppable force to champion for Black children. Mamie made a difference with science - she studied math and psychology at Howard University. She was first the Black woman to graduate from Columbia University with a doctorate degree in psychology. Mamie expanded her earlier master's research?into the famous black-doll/white-doll experiments that exposed the negative effects of racial segregation in children. Along with her research partner and husband, Kenneth Clark, Mamie became expert witnesses in several school desegregation cases, including?Brown vs. Board of Education?in 1954, which effectively ended racial segregation in school.?Mamie dedicated her life to advocate for?children who deserved more than what society offered them and she built the Northside Center in Harlem, NY to support children with special needs, academic programs,?and mental health services.? Filled with interesting news stories and thought-provoking activities, this book encourages readers to carry on Mamie's legacy and become champions for themselves and others in their community.??