This inspiring Harriet Tubman Doll will remind you to be vigilant, to be strong, and to look out for everybody. Cuddle the 19th Century superhero woman known as liberator. soldier, and humanitarian. The Presidential Proclamation to establish a national monument in her honor begins: “Harriet Tubman is an American hero.”
Black Dolls (February 25 -- June 5, 2022) explores handmade cloth dolls made primarily by African American women between 1850 and 1940 through the lens of race, gender, and history. Examining the formation of racial stereotypes and confronting the persistence of racism in American history. It features more than 100 cloth dolls, alongside dozens of historical photographs of white and Black children posed with their playthings and caregivers. A coda explores 20th-century commercial dolls marketed to a broader audience of Black families seeking to instill pride in their children. Through these humble yet potent objects, Black Dolls reveals difficult truths about American history and invites visitors to engage in the urgent national conversation around the legacy of slavery and race.
