"The topsy-turvy doll that's white on one end and black on the other was a mirror of the African-American woman's life. She took care of white children, but had children of her own -- the white child is present when the black child is invisible, the black child is present when the white child is invisible."
| In Stephanie V. Siek's Atlanta Journal-Constitution article "Her dolls teach black history," Emory University professor Kimberly Wallace-Sanders considers a "topsy-turvy" doll now owned by collector Jamila Jones.
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Hi, I found your article in the Atlanta Journal Constitution very interesting. I recently inherited a topsy turvy doll that belonged to my father who was born in 1909. It appears to be a Victorian-era doll. The white doll has the ante-bellum dress and the black doll has a head scarf. The features appear to be Victorian to me. It could have belonged to someone before my father. I don't know its age. I was searching for information and found your article. Thank you for sharing your knowledge.
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