Intellectual Development of Children from Interracial Matings

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Intellectual Development of Children from Interracial Matings

Science (1970-12-18)
Volume 170, Number 3964
pages 1329-1331
DOI: 10.1126/science.170.3964.1329

Lee Willerman
Perinatal Research Branch
National Institute of Neurological Diseases and Stroke, National Institutes of Health

Alfred F. Naylor
Perinatal Research Branch
National Institute of Neurological Diseases and Stroke, National Institutes of Health

Ntinos C. Myrianthopoulos
Perinatal Research Branch
National Institute of Neurological Diseases and Stroke, National Institutes of Health

Interracial offspring of white mothers obtained significantly higher IQ scores at 4 years of age than interracial offspring of Negro mothers, suggesting that environmental factors play an important role in the lower intellectual performance of Negro children.

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