Research studies show that, “It was claimed, for example, that African Americans retained child-like psychological developmental characteristics throughout their lifetimes and that the intellectual development of Black children was uniformly slower than that of Whites” (174). I’m perturbed and disturbed by this research study because it was created by Whites, administered by Whites and analyzed by Whites. In addition, I disagree with the theory that Black children never develop intellectually and that they’re slower than Whites. This statement is absolutely absurd and inaccurate; I believe many blacks were naïve or either not privy to the information of Whites. I would trust the tests administered if the playing field was leveled between
