This inspiring graphic noveltells the story of groundbreaking psychologist and civil rights activist Mamie Phipps Clark, PhD and her research in the racial identity and development of self inBlack children, the work thatultimately played a vital role in the landmarkBrown 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 instilledin 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 researchinto 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, includingBrown vs. Board of Educationin 1954, which effectively ended racial segregation in school.Mamie dedicated her life to advocate forchildren 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 Mamies legacy and become champions for themselves and others in their community.