kenneth b. clark
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Psychologist and Educator
Psychologist and Educator
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I chose to do my project on Dr. Kenneth Bancroft Clark out of curiosity. I didn’t know about Dr. Clark until I did the research, so he’s relatively new to me also. I chose to do research on Dr.
Clark because he’s known by little, and he’s an educator. So listen hard and try not to get bored
as we learn about Kenneth Bancroft Clark.
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Born Kenneth Bancroft Clark, Dr. Clark was born on July 24, 1914 in the Panama Canal Zone to Arthur and Miriam Clark. He had one sister, Beulah Clark. Attending New York City schools, Dr. Clark’s teachers expected nothing less than the best from Dr. Clark. He graduated from George Washington
High School in 1930. Upon entering Howard University in 1931, Dr. Clark intended to become a medical doctor, but in his second year at the all- black institution he took a class in
psychology taught by Francis Sumner that changed his course of studies forever. He graduated in 1936 with a Master’s Degree
in psychology. He furthered his education at Columbia University with the express purpose to obtaining his doctorate and teaching at an integrated college. He became the first black
doctoral candidate in psychology at Columbia and he completed his degree in 1940.
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Dr. Clark married Mamie Phipps in 1938, a fellow psychology student at Howard who would later co-
author many of the articles that made the couple famous. The couple also had two children, Kate
Miriam Clark and Hilton Bancroft Clark. He was obviously a very busy man because he was employed at many different places. He was a teacher at Howard
University, The Hampton Institute, and The City College of New York. He worked for the U.S. Office
of War Information. He was even the chairman of the board of directors of Harlem Youth Opportunities, Unlimited (HARYOU), and president of the Clark,
Phipps, Clark, Harris, Inc. consulting firm.
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Dr. Clark’s careers are stated several times through- out this biography. He was a
psychologist and educator. Not only did he dedicate most of his life to his many years of
teaching, but he was also the first black president of the American Psychological Association, and he and his wife, Mamie, founded the Northside
Center for Child Development.
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Rosenwald Fellow, 1940-41
Spingarn Medal, National Association for the Advancement of Colored People (NAACP) 1961
Board for the Advancement of Psychology in the Public Interest, Committee on Psychology in the Public Interest Award 1978
Franklin Delano Roosevelt Four Freedoms Award, Franklin and Eleanor Roosevelt Institute 1985
National Alliance of Black School Educators, Living Legend Award 1995
Honorary Degrees from:
o Columbia University
o John Hopkins University
o Princeton University
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Again, I chose Dr. Clark because he was a new person in which I was not familiar with, and I was curious. I have really enjoyed learning about Dr.
Clark and I hope you have, too.
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Born July 24, 1914Parents Separated
in 1918
Graduated from High School in
1930
Graduated from College in 1936
Married Mamie Phipps in 1938
Earned the National Alliance
of Black School Educators, Living
Legend Award 1995
Died May 1, 2005
Kenneth
Dependable, Dedicated, Loyal
Who is related to Arthur and Miriam Clark
Who cares deeply about his family
Who fears nothing
Who needs school and his family
Who became a College Professor
Who is was a resident of
Clark
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diadelaetnia.homestead.com
http://www.biography.com/people/kenneth-bancroft-clark-9249475
“ Kenneth B. Clark.” Contemporary Black Biography. Vol. 52. Detroit; Gale, 2006. Gale U.S. History In
Context. Web 1 Feb. 2012.
http://www.blackpast.org/?q=aah/clark-kenneth-1914
Legallegacy.wordpress.com
Popartmachine.com
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