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That. but that is so far what he has told me and every time i ask him, it is the same answer. >> everyone in my school are white. have different eyes. eye color. >> reporter: molly says marcus' doll test has started broader conversations on race with 14-year-old malik. he admitted he went through a phase where he thought it would be easier to be white. >> at my middle school, i would be called a cracker or the "n" word and that got on my nerves too. and it kind of sucked. >> reporter: molly says while she experienced prejudice because of her bireischl kacial she can only teach them so much. >>...

Signs that worry her. >> i was like, look, eleanor, these three women are black and they're doing ballet and she's like, no, just this one. there are three. she already has preconceived notions already. just as simple as pointing it out, i think, is a good start. for sure. here it comes. >> reporter: while a tough thing to go through, she said her involvement in the doll test started conversations on race with family, friends, even colleagues. >> you've got to talk about it. it will be uncomfortable for people. but that's where the real learning takes place. in the discomfort of it all. >> rep...

The skin color that most adults don't like. >> reporter: these are questions that we along with cnn's soledad o'brien and a team of psychologists hired by cnn spent months investigating through tests, interviews with children, and their parents. but they are questions that have been asked for decades. the first study ignited controversy in the 1940s when kenneth and mamie clark pioneered studies in the effects of segregation in schools by asking african-american kids to choose between black and white dolls. the so-called doll test found black kids overwhelmingly preferred white over black. tho...

>> show me the child who has the skin color most adults like. >> and show me the child who has the skin color that most adults don't like. >> reporter: these are questions that we along with cnn soledad o'brien and a team of psychologists hired by cnn spent months investigating through tests, interviews with children, and their parents. but there are questions that have been asked for decades. the first study ignited controversy in the 1940s when kenneth and mamie clark pioneered studies in the effects of segregation in schools by asking african-american kids to choose between black and white ...

Changes in the way they talk about race. i first talked to 5-year-old briele after she took her doll test. here is what she told me about dark skin. what color do adults don't like? do you remember what you said? which one? that's right. that's the one you said. why do you think adults don't like that color? >> dark. >> briele's answers surprised her parents. we'll catch up with them just ahead. later, marcus' story. you think growing up in a biracial family would protect a child from white bias, well, think again. black or white, kids on race continues after the break. tdd# 1-800-345-2550 w...