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“Black boys are seen as older and less innocent … than do their White same-age peers. Further, … the Black/ape association predicted actual racial disparities in police violence toward children."

The Essence of Innocence: Consequences of Dehumanizing Black Children

Journal of Personality and Social Psychology

Goff, Phillip Atiba / Jackson, Matthew Christian / Di Leone, Brooke Allison Lewis / Culotta, Carmen Marie / DiTomasso, Natalie Ann

Vol. 106 Issue 4, pp. 526–545, 2014

10.1037/a0035663

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