Clark, Kenneth Bancroft - Historical Context
Historical Context
Racism permeated every aspect of American life throughout Clark's educational and career years. His theoretical research reflected a deep concern for the psychological damage racism inflicts on the entire community, particularly young children. He came of age during a time of entrenched racial apartheid, enforced by law and sustained by custom. As a self described "social critic and diagnostician," Clark was powerfully influenced during his years at Howard University, a center for black intellectuals and a laboratory for human rights activism. He began his psychology career energized by his concerns for social justice, social morality, and social responsibility.
"Militant dissatisfaction with the plight of blacks is what drove the place," historian Richard Kluger wrote of Howard University in his book, Simple Justice. "The whole atmosphere of the place was heady,"...
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