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CHILDREN DEVELOP THEIR IDENTITIES RIGHT ALONGSIDE THEIR ABILITIES TO CRAWL, WALK, TALK AND RECOGNIZE LETTERS. THERE’S ALSO A COMMON MISCONCEPTION THAT CHILDREN ARE “COLORBLIND.” 110
FLUENTIAL MARCH / APRIL 2021
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owever, studies have found children can show signs of racial bias at an early age, with psychologists from Northwestern University finding children as young as four may be picking up on cues of intolerance from adults around them. Children may not understand prejudice or racial bias, but from their earliest days, they absorb and
