The long debate over what to do with UT’s Confederate statues seems to have finally come to an end -- mostly. But as UT is finding, once the statues come down, …
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Dolls: The Baby Dolls of Brown v. Board of Education (Part 1)
Brown v. Board of Education ended the doctrine of “separate but equal” in public schools, and it laid the legal foundation to challenge segregation in every …
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Dolls: The Baby Dolls of Brown v. Board of Education (Part 2)
How have the Clark doll tests, used the overturn legalized segregation in Brown v. Board of Education, held up to modern analysis? This episode is a part two …
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Dolls: The History of Black Dolls
How American Girl’s Melody Ellison doll fits into the long and complicated history of black dolls in America. This episode is a part three in a series …
Dolls: Radical Dolls
What makes a children’s toy radical? Exploring what American Girl’s Melody Ellison doll represents, the kind of play she inspires and why that matters. This …