I'm sorry if this is against the rules, as it is not exactly a question on history. However, I am desperate to find this video. My recollection of the movie/documentary/news show is vague, but I will tell you what I can.
I saw this in Civics class in the early or mid 1990's - though the video seemed to be filmed way before then. The main part I remember is that they would take children of different races and give them a white doll and a black doll, then ask them which doll they look like. All children said the white doll, even if they were black.
Unfortunately, that's all I remember. However, the film made me cry. No one else in class was affected like I was, and my classmates made fun of me for crying. I remember the video making me feel so sad though - heartbroken.
If anyone can give me the name of this documentary or refer me to a clip from the program, I would be very grateful. It has stayed with me all these years.
I think what you are referring to is the Clarke Experiment. This is the only video I could find on the subject from a quick search, but clearly not a full length documentary. If you research the Clarke Experiment you should be able to find the source you are trying to remember. If this type racial perception intrigues you, however, I would recommend a few books on whiteness v. blackness in the United States. Might not be as powerful as the inculcation of these perceptions by children, but should be just as poignant nonetheless:
The Possesive Investment in Whiteness which is a classic
Blackness and Value: Seeing Double
All of these are excellent works regarding the ways that blackness in U.S history has been maligned, and how whiteness is juxtaposed and reified against the construction of blackness. This promotes the perceived "superiority" and "purity" of whiteness against the corruptibility and deviance of blackness, as evident by the internalization of these perceptions by the young subjects of the Clarke Experiment. Happy reading!