American Girl by Emma Amos, from the portfolio "Impressions: Our World, Volume I," 1974 SAAM . From a description of the print now, in 2017, it sounds perfectly traditional. A black-and-white ...

Black Dolls Tell a Story of Play—and Resistance—in America A new exhibition traces the toys’ history from handmade cloth figures to an American Girl character ...

However, in 2016, American Girl will add another black character to its roster as part of its 30th anniversary celebration. Meet Melody Ellison, a 9-year-old girl growing up in the Motown scene in ...