Black Doll Collecting: Dolls with Books Exhibit Entry 2

Dolls with Books Exhibit, 2nd shelf (left side): The Story of Harriet Tubman figure set; Addy, Mini Addy, Mini Cécile Ray

Today's entry features dolls on the second shelf (left side) of my Dolls with Books exhibit. They are Harriet Tubman figure set; Addy, Mini Addy and Mini Cécile Ray by American Girl. Each of these dolls was sold with a book. The American Girl dolls, Addy and Cécile Ray have a series of books written about them. Below is a closer look at these four dolls along with their featured books and the text from their object labels.

The Story of Harriet Tubman Conductor of the Underground Railroad (figurine set); figures include: Harriet Tubman, a runaway slave woman and her baby, donkey & carriage, bloodhound, camp setting with campfire & food, slave quarters, quilt of secret codes, and 32-page book about the Underground Railroad. During a 10-year span beginning in 1849, Harriet Tubman made 19 trips to Maryland and escorted hundreds of slaves to freedom.

American Girl Addy by the Pleasant Company [left], 1993 represents a girl from 1864. She and her mother escaped to Philadelphia to gain their freedom where slavery had been outlawed. Addy’s Surprise, was written by Connie Porter, published in 1993. Addy saves money to surprise her mother with a new scarf for Christmas while her mother works on a special Christmas surprise for Addy. (The mini Addy doll [shown below-- click/tap to enlarge], wears Addy’s Christmas surprise, a dress, her mother made her for Christmas.)