Madam C. J. Walker Barbie is part of the Barbie Signature Inspiring Women series. #madamecjwalkerbarbie #madamcjwalker, #portraitdoll, #blackdoll #Barbie
Tag Archives: black history
HBCyoU Dolls
HBCyoU dolls in various roles introduce children to historically black colleges and universities. #HBCU #HBCUdoll #PurposeToys #blackdolls
Topsy Dolls
From the early-1900s through the 1960s, many doll companies chose the name, Topsy, for Black dolls and incorporated a minimum of three braids or tufts of hair on the dolls’ heads in an effort to portray the character in #UncleTomsCabin. #Topsy #Topsydolls
Zulu Woman and Baby
Made by South African women this doll pair represents a #Zulu woman and baby. #Africandolls #blackdolls
Claudette Colvin Tribute Doll
A tribute doll to Claudette Colvin who at age 15 was arrested for not giving her bus seat to a white woman in Birmingham, AL. #Jimcrowera, #segregatedsouth #civilrights #blackhistory
Sarah Collins Tribute Doll
A tribute doll to the fifth little girl, a survivor of the 16th Baptist Church bombing in Birmingham, Alabama. #blackhistory #blackdollhistory #ooakblackdoll
Keisha Dolls
#Keishadolls representing historical African Americans, were ethnically correct, and created by an African American woman. #blackdolls
Cammie Goes to College
A doll that promotes #HBCUs #blackfashiondoll
Tea Bell Mammy
Example of a 1940s tea bell mammy illustrates #thewaytheysawus
Julia Paper Dolls
Paper doll books of #DiahannCarroll’s role as Julia, the first American TV show to feature an African American woman in a non-stereotypical role #Julia #blackhistory