Mamie Phipps Clark, Champion for Children

by Mawhinney, Lynnette; Evans, Neil

• ISBN13: 9781433830488
• ISBN10: 1433830485
• Format: Hardcover
• Copyright: 2024-02-06
• Publisher: Magination Press

Summary

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.  

Author Biography

Lynnette Mawhinney, PhD, is associate professor and chair of the Department of Urban Education at Rutgers University-Newark, at which she is also affiliated faculty in the African American and African Studies Department. She helps to prepare future urban teachers for the classroom and her academic research focuses on autoethnographic explorations around biracial identity and development. Dr. Mawhinney has published several books and peer-reviewed articles and book chapters. Her first children’s book, Lulu, The One and Only, received a starred review from Kirkus. She lives outside of Philadelphia, PA. Visit https://www.lynnettemawhinney.com/

Table of Contents

Introduction
 
Chapter 1. Growing up in Jim Crow South
Did You Know: The Lynching of Gilbert Harris
Try This: Use Your Voice, Create a Protest Sign
 
Chapter 2. From a One Room School House to Howard University
Did You Know: There Used to be Many Black Teachers
Try This: School History Fact Find
 
Chapter 3. Early Research at Howard University
Did You Know: The Second Shift
Try This: Dr. Mamie Clark's Research
 
Chapter 4. Black Doll/White Doll Experiment
Did You Know: Black is Beautiful Movement
Try This: Picturing Black Joy
 
Chapter 5. Research and School Desegregation
Did You Know: Hedgepeth-Williams Case
Try This: Identity and Self-Love Journal
 
Chapter 6. Northside Center for Child Development
Did You Know: Little Rock Nine
Try This: Explore Your Community Needs
 
How to be a Champion by Dr. Kira Baker-Doyle
Timeline
Bibliography
Glossary
About the Author and Illustrator