Girlhood Interrupted: The Erasure of Black Girls’ Childhood
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- 2017
This initial study by the Georgetown Law Center on Poverty and Inequality provides data showing that adults view Black girls as less innocent and more adult-like than their white peers, especially in the age range of 5–14, confirming Adultification Bias.
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