White Boy with Black Dolls. Vintage Photograph 1936

I was once asked iI have any old photographs of white children with black dolls and I didn’t. The issue is fraught with confusion and misunderstanding and it has been in America for centuries. I’ll let doll collectors speculate why this is. You may even like to weigh in on the issue, but a warning…no matter how you explain it, you’ll often appear racist. There will be a day when dolls come (and are owned) in all races and will be interchanged naturally. Until then, this 1936 photograph is scarce and earlier photographs may be even scarcer. Historic photos are already in several collections, but I believe they are still quite scarce. Researching this photo, I came across the notorious “Doll Test” used in the ruling of Brown v, Board of Education. White child with two Black dolls, dated with ID on the reverse. 1936. He is one year old. Collection Jim Linderman / Dull Tool Dim Bulb the blog.