Nine-year-musty Melody Ellison is one of two black dolls available in the BeForever collection,and her story is set against the civil rights movementThe newest American Girl doll is a young, aspiring singer growing up in 1960s Detroit named Melody Ellison. The doll is one of two black characters currently available in the brand’s BeForever collection and hit shelves Thursday. Nine-year-musty Melody is described as a singer in her local church, and with her backstory set against the civil rights movement and the rising popularity of Motown. “As Melody gains more awareness of racial inequality and her sense of community grows from her extended family to include her neighborhood and,ultimately, all African Americans, and she is inspired by Dr King to believe a dream of her own: to lift her voice for fairness and equality,” the American Girl website states. Related: The toy industry shuts out children with disabilities. We want to change that | Rebecca Atkinson Continue reading...
Source: theguardian.com