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In the landmark “doll test,” Black children were presented with dolls with different skin colors. “Fifty-nine percent indicated that the brown doll ‘looks bad.’” The experiment was used during the Brown v. Board of Education hearing to demonstrate the impact of segregation on Black children. Photo: Gordon Parks, “Untitled, Harlem, New York,” 1947; courtesy of and copyright The Gordon Parks Foundation
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But what will this accomplish? Pretending that this country is or has ever been colorblind dismisses the experiences of Black, Indigenous and other children of color and centers white kids’ feelings over truth. While developmentally appropriate and trauma-informed teaching is important for all kids, kids’ “feelings” about historical events and verifiable facts should not excuse them from learning about them.
We teach history because “those who don’t know history are destined to repeat it.”
