Elizabeth Eckford is a 20-inch felt and cloth, one-of-a-kind portrait doll of 15-year-old Elizabeth Eckford, one of the “Little Rock Nine” students who desegregated Central High School in Little Rock Arkansas on September 4, 1957. #littlerocknine #centralhighschool #schooldesegregation #civilrightsmovement
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First Lieutenant John R. Fox GI Joe
From the Medal of Honor series, this G.I. Joe figure honors 1st Lt. John R. Fox of the 92nd Infantry Division (Buffalo Soldiers) who sacrificed his life to save others during WWII.
Martin Luther King, Jr.
Martin Luther King, Jr., is the first figure in Olmec’s Our Powerful Past series. #Olmectoys #Drkingfigure #MLKfigure #DrMLKmemorabilia
Famous African-American Women Paper Dolls
Famous African American women are featured in this 1994 paper doll book by Tom Tierney. #blackpaperdolls #famousafricanamericanwomen
Dorothy Counts
One-of-a-kind tribute doll to Dorothy Counts, the 15-year-old girl who desegregated Harding High School in Charlotte NC in 1957. #schooldesegregation, #hardinghighschool #dorothycounts #blackhistorydoll #blackhistory
J. J. Fun Pal
J. J. Fun Pal is a portrait doll of Jimmy Walker in his role as J. J. Evans on Good Times. #portraitdoll #celebritydoll #Shindanadoll #goodtimes
Marla Gibbs
Made by Shindana Toys, this is a portrait doll representing Marla Gibbs in her role as Florence the maid on The Jeffersons, #celebritydoll #portraitdoll #ShindanaToys #marlagibbs
Talking Rodney Rippy
From 1973, the Talking Rodney Rippy doll is a portrait of former child actor Rodney Allen Rippy. #Shindanadoll, #Operationbootstrap #RodneyAllenRippydoll
Talking Redd Fox
Talking Redd Foxx doll by Shindana Toys, Inc., says nine phrases in the voice of Redd Foxx. #Shindana #talkingdoll #reddfoxx #fredgsanford #celebritydoll
Talking Flip Wilson/Geraldine
Talking Flip Wilson doll by Shindana Toys, Inc., 1970 is two dolls in one. His character, Geraldine, is the “flip” side. #Shindanadolls #Talkingdolls #Flipwilson #blackdoll #portraitdolls #celebritydolls
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