1970 Original'blacks & Whites' Board Game Sealed! Race, Inequality & Privilege

[BLACK AMERICANA, VINTAGE BOARD GAMES, SOCIAL COMMENTARY]. On offer here is an ORIGINAL'BLACKS & WHITES' board game published by Psychology Today in 1970. This example is FACTORY SEALED in its original stretch wrap making it a rare, unopened and unplayed example in commerce. Although it is unopened, the box does represent its 54 years of age w/ a nick on the front edge and a light scratch thru the stretch wrap as shown. (see images) The box dimensions are 11.5 in x 9.0 in x 2.0 in.

This game is an important reminder and a valiant attempt - for the time - to describe in the instructional form of a board game, the structural racism and persistently gate kept economic environment that endures in important elements of the American economy. An important collecting opportunity for board game enthusiasts and institutions alike. Is a multi-player economics-themed board game inspired by Monopoly that was created in 1970 by Robert Sommer and Judy Tart in partnership with Psychology Today. Blacks & Whites was originally designed in 1970 by University of California, Davis, professor Robert Sommer and Judy Tart. The game was subsequently modified by students testing it out for Psychology Today , which had commissioned the project. With Sommer's permission, the comedy duo Never Sad, comprising Nehemiah Markos and Jed Feiman, designed a 50th anniversary edition of Blacks & Whites that was released in 2021. The gameplay of Blacks & Whites is similar to that of Monopoly, with movements on the board made according to the roll of the dice. The object of the game is to own the most properties in various "neighborhoods":the Ghetto Zone, the Integrated Zone, the Suburban Zone, and the Estate Zone. Each player group has their own "opportunity card" deck to draw from.