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The famous brown v. board of education (1954) case, besides being one of the most important supreme court rulings of the twentieth century, was a milestone in the psychology and law alliance because?

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the ruling cited research conducted by social scientists.

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the research of two psychologists, Kenneth and Mamie Clark was used to argue that the very fact black and white children were sent to separate schools damaged the black children’s self-esteem, stigmatized them, and adversely shaped their self-image for the rest of their lives. This showed them they were unworthy of being educated ; school segregation reinforced notions of difference and inequality associated with race prejudice and racism.

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