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ERIC Number: EJ514729
Record Type: CIJE
Publication Date: 1995
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ISSN: ISSN-0031-7217
A Barbie Doll Story.
Honigsberg, Peter Jan
Phi Delta Kappan, v77 n3 p252,254,256 Nov 1995
A law professor who taught a class based on "Brown v. the Board of Education" at Berkeley High School recounts a Mexican American girl's efforts to convince Mattel to integrate their doll collection. She was convinced she had to be white to be listened to. Her disappointment and sense of powerlessness still haunt him. (MLH)
Descriptors: Adolescents, Females, High Schools, Mexican Americans, Racial Discrimination, Teacher Student Relationship
Publication Type: Opinion Papers; Journal Articles
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Language: English
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Identifiers: Brown v Board of Education; California (Berkeley)