If These Dolls Could Talk

The following video was posted by the New-York Historical Society on March 8, 2022, with the following description: 

What can simple cloth dolls tell us about the history of the United States? New-York Historical curator Dominique Jean-Louis provides some striking insights into our current exhibition Black Dolls, which features over 100 dolls—made primarily by African American women between 1850 and 1940—alongside dozens of historical photographs of white and Black children posed with their playthings. The story that emerges is one of resilience and creativity in the face of racism and the persistent legacies of slavery and Jim Crow. "All of these dolls offer a different voice from this time period," says Jean-Louis. "They have something to say, even though they're quite silent."

 

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