A Girl Like Me

This Video and Assignment deal with the Socio-Cultural Perspective of Psychology (Ch1, S4)
How do African-Americans view themselves?
Look at the following video entitled "A Girl Like Me". Click here to view it. Remember, the filmmaker is expressing her social commentary on how African American girls view themselves.
Respond to the following:

1. Who was Dr. Kenneth B. Clark? What was his famous experiment? http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=4627755

2. What connection did Dr. Clark have with the famous Supreme Court case of "Brown vs the Board of Education" in 1954? Is he an important African American that people should know about?

3. Compare the film maker's "Doll Experiment" with that of Dr. Clark's in 1954. What was your feeling about what you saw and heard in the video? Do you think other African-American students should know about this clip? If yes, why? What social commentary is the film maker making with her video? What was your reaction to this video and information overall?

4. Follow the links at this site and investigate one other aspect of African American history connected with Dr. Clark and tell me what else you learned.