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Doll test

Written by the Fiveable Content Team • Last updated August 2025
Verified for the 2027 exam
Verified for the 2027 examWritten by the Fiveable Content Team • Last updated August 2025

Definition

A psychological study conducted by Mamie and Kenneth Clark in the 1940s that demonstrated the negative impact of racial segregation on children's self-esteem, cited by the Supreme Court as key evidence in the Brown v. Board of Education decision.

AP course connection

Topic 4.4: 4.4 Discrimination, Segregation, and the Origins of the Civil Rights Movement

Unit 4

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