"Even the Rat Was White":

Purpose:

In the online lecture, "Even the Rat Was White," Guthrie shed light on the embarrassment that was early psychology and its extraordinary dedication to "scientific racism". His work changed the discipline of psychology forever. It exposed the history of racism within psychology and contributed to the reestablishment of psychology as an unbiased discipline.

Directions:

Based on your understanding of psychology's biases of microaggressions against black americans,

1. What do you think was the purpose of this book in understanding psychology's history?
2. Do you think it changed psychologists' perspectives of African Americans?
3. What impact has research on African Americans influenced the stress levels ofAfrican American students on HBCU campuses experience?

Use these two video links below to help answer the questions above:

1.) https://youtu.be/iBi3Hq6kQqs?t=2

2.) https://youtu.be/rIwnbcK1dZI

4. Compare and contrast at least two of the topics presented in the video presentations below to highlight your perspective on the questions above.

Video Live Links:

1.) https://youtu.be/QRZPw-9sJtQ?t=1

2.) https://youtu.be/_oGmV3kvb9M

3.) https://youtu.be/bCFWXq5Tiew?t=6

4.) https://youtu.be/blX2YHdqUJA?t=2