Kenneth Bancroft Clark was born on July 24, 1914, and he went on to become a pioneering African American psychologist. Clark is best known for his work in social psychology, particularly his research on the effects of segregation on African American children. His most famous study, the “Doll Test,” was a groundbreaking experiment in which he showed that African American children, when given a choice between a white doll and a black doll, often preferred the white doll. This research helped to challenge the idea of “separate but equal” and was influential in the landmark Brown v. Board of Education case, which led to the desegregation of schools in the United States.
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