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Published Online:https://doi.org/10.1176/ajp.129.4.421

Comparison of human figure drawings made by black children before 1960 with those made by black children after 1970 indicated that more black racial indicators are included in current drawings. These results suggest that black children are now more positively aware and accepting of their racial and ethnic background than was the case before 1960. The authors offer possible explanations.

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