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Blacks and Whites Board Game

1 folder (0.1 linear feet)

(1970)

Edward H. Nabb Center for Delmarva History and Culture, Salisbury, University, Salisbury, Maryland

Identifier SC2016.083
Creator(s) Psychology Today; Sommer, Robert
Acquisition

Acquired by Dr. Beatriz Hardy (Dean of SU Libraries and Instructional Resources) in 2016.
Language(s) English
Use Records are open for research. Copyright, including literary rights, belongs to the author(s) or their legal heirs. Permission to publish or reproduce must be obtained from the Nabb Research Center which extends beyond "fair use."
Preferred Citation "Item, collection title and identifier, box # and folder # (if applicable), Edward H. Nabb Research Center for Delmarva History and Culture, Salisbury University, Salisbury, Maryland."
Attribution Finding aid written by Ian Post.
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Abstract

This board game, which is based on Monopoly, was developed by psychologist Robert Sommer for Psychology Today magazine in 1970. The controversial game was meant to demonstrate the struggle of the black community versus the white through playing as one of the races with heavily unfavorable rules for black people.

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This board game, which is based on Monopoly, was developed by psychologist Robert Sommer for Psychology Today magazine in 1970. The controversial game was meant to demonstrate the struggle of the black community versus the white through playing as one of the races with heavily unfavorable rules for black people.

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    • Games
    • Racism

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