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children of different races played together outside of school, which boosted self - image.
it was damaging because they were wrongly convinced that it was preferable to be white.
segregation only occurred in the south, so it had little effect on most african american children.
part b - points depend on a correct response in part a.
what evidence from the text best supports the answer in part a?
\anything from a water fountain to a movie theater or public park might have a sign saying whites only\
\the facilities for black americans, the court said, simply had to be as good as those for whites—separate but equal.\
\he showed each child two white dolls and two brown dolls. then he asked which dolls they liked best.\
\the children said the white dolls were nice and pretty. the brown dolls, they said, were ugly and dirty.\

Explanation:

For Part A, the selected answer reflects the psychological harm of segregation on African American children by internalizing the idea that white identity is superior. For Part B, the evidence must directly support this internalized preference; the doll study results show children explicitly favoring white dolls as positive and brown dolls as negative, which directly proves they were convinced being white was preferable.

Answer:

Part A: It was damaging because they were wrongly convinced that it was preferable to be white.
Part B: "The children said the white dolls were 'nice' and 'pretty.' The brown dolls, they said, were 'ugly' and 'dirty.'"