Kenneth Clark (psychologist)
Kenneth Clark (* 1914 in the Panama Canal Zone as Kenneth Bancroft Clark , † 2005 in the USA ) was an American psychologist and human rights activist . Clark was the first African American to graduate in psychology and the founder of two youth organizations in Harlem .
Life
Kenneth Clark was born in the Panama Canal Zone and moved to Harlem with his parents when he was five . At Howard University in Washington, DC he met his wife Mamie Phipps Clark .
Career
After Clark's mother could not come to terms with the fact that her son could only attend business or vocational school, she campaigned for his career and got Kenneth to go to high school . After his high school diploma , he attended Howard University in Washington, DC, where he received his master's degree in psychology .
Clark received a professorship and became president of the American Psychological Association .
The Kenneth Clark Academy in New York bears his name.
social commitment
Clark worked as a psychologist in the field of development research; in addition, he and his wife Mamie Phipps Clark founded two child and youth organizations in Harlem . In addition, Clark was also a human rights activist and for the legal equality of African Americans in the USA.
Fonts
- Racial Identification and Preference in Negro Children 1947
- Prejudice and Your Child 1955
- Black Ghetto 1965
- Pathos of Power 1974
Awards
- 1961 - Kenneth Clark received the Spingarn Medal from the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People (NAACP) for his contributions to promoting integration and better racial relations.
- 1966 - Columbia University awarded each Clark the Nicholas Murray Butler Silver Medal for the importance of their work.
- 1969 - Member of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences
- 1970 - Kenneth B. Clark was awarded an Honorary Doctorate (LL.D.) from Columbia University.
- 1985 - Four Freedoms Award in the Free Speech Category
- 1986 - Presidential Medal of Liberty
- 1994 - 102nd Annual Meeting of the APA, 40 years after Brown v. Board of Education, Clark was awarded the APA Award for Outstanding Lifetime Contribution to Psychology. He was just one of six psychologists to receive this prestigious award.
- 2002 - Molefi Kete Asante named Kenneth Clark on his list of 100 Greatest African Americans.
- 2017 - Columbia University's Department of Psychology launched the Mamie Phipps Clark and Kenneth B. Clark Distinguished Lecture Awards to recognize "exceptional contributions by a senior scientist in the field of race and justice."
Web links
- Catherine Collin , Voula Grand , Nigel Benson , Merrin Lazyan , Johannah Ginsburg and Marcus Weeks : The Psychology Book . DK-Verlag, ISBN 978-3-8310-2209-0 .
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Clark, Kenneth |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Clark, Kenneth Bancroft (maiden name) |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | American psychologist and human rights activist |
| DATE OF BIRTH | 1914 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Panama Canal Zone |
| DATE OF DEATH | 2005 |
| Place of death | United States |