This document provides a biography of psychologist and educator Dr. Kenneth Bancroft Clark. It discusses that Clark was born in 1914 in Panama and attended schools in New York City. He initially intended to become a medical doctor at Howard University but took a psychology class that changed his career path. He earned his master's and doctorate degrees in psychology. Clark had a long career as a professor at several universities and held other roles. He was the first black president of the American Psychological Association and co-founded the Northside Center for Child Development with his wife. The biography highlights Clark's significant accomplishments and contributions to the fields of psychology and education.

1. Psychologist and Educator
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4. I chose to do my project on Dr. Kenneth Bancroft
Clark out of curiosity. I didn’t know about Dr.
Clark until I did the research, so he’s relatively
new to me also. I chose to do research on Dr.
Clark because he’s known by little, and he’s an
educator. So listen hard and try not to get bored
as we learn about Kenneth Bancroft Clark.
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6. Born Kenneth Bancroft Clark, Dr. Clark was born on July 24,
1914 in the Panama Canal Zone to Arthur and Miriam Clark.
He had one sister, Beulah Clark. Attending New York City
schools, Dr. Clark’s teachers expected nothing less than the
best from Dr. Clark. He graduated from George Washington
High School in 1930. Upon entering Howard University in 1931,
Dr. Clark intended to become a medical doctor, but in his
second year at the all- black institution he took a class in
psychology taught by Francis Sumner that changed his course
of studies forever. He graduated in 1936 with a Master’s Degree
in psychology. He furthered his education at Columbia
University with the express purpose to obtaining his doctorate
and teaching at an integrated college. He became the first black
doctoral candidate in psychology at Columbia and he
completed his degree in 1940.
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8. Dr. Clark married Mamie Phipps in 1938, a fellow
psychology student at Howard who would later co-
author many of the articles that made the couple
famous. The couple also had two children, Kate
Miriam Clark and Hilton Bancroft Clark. He was
obviously a very busy man because he was employed
at many different places. He was a teacher at Howard
University, The Hampton Institute, and The City
College of New York. He worked for the U.S. Office
of War Information. He was even the chairman of the
board of directors of Harlem Youth Opportunities,
Unlimited (HARYOU), and president of the Clark,
Phipps, Clark, Harris, Inc. consulting firm.
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9. Dr. Clark’s careers are stated several times
through- out this biography. He was a
psychologist and educator. Not only did he
dedicate most of his life to his many years of
teaching, but he was also the first black president
of the American Psychological Association, and
he and his wife, Mamie, founded the Northside
Center for Child Development.
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10.  Rosenwald Fellow, 1940-  Franklin Delano Roosevelt
41 Four Freedoms
 Spingarn Medal, National Award, Franklin and
Association for the Eleanor Roosevelt
Advancement of Colored Institute 1985
People (NAACP) 1961  National Alliance of Black
 Board for the School Educators, Living
Advancement of Legend Award 1995
Psychology in the Public  Honorary Degrees from:
Interest, Committee on o Columbia University
Psychology in the Public o John Hopkins University
Interest Award 1978
o Princeton University
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11. Again, I chose Dr. Clark because he was a new
person in which I was not familiar with, and I was
curious. I have really enjoyed learning about Dr.
Clark and I hope you have, too.
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12. Earned the
National Alliance
Graduated from
Parents Separated Graduated from Married Mamie of Black School
Born July 24, 1914 High School in Died May 1, 2005
in 1918 College in 1936 Phipps in 1938 Educators, Living
1930
Legend Award
1995
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13. Kenneth
Dependable, Dedicated, Loyal
Who is related to Arthur and Miriam Clark
Who cares deeply about his family
Who fears nothing
Who needs school and his family
Who became a College Professor
Who is was a resident of
Clark
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