Each American Girl character had a series of books, and corresponding dolls, that explored her story in a particular time throughout history. The company started in 1986, and by the early 1990s, ...

There is a set of American Girl dolls, including Samantha, Molly and Addy with multiple outfits ... Each doll came with her own historically appropriate book and clothes.

In February, the American Girl brand, beloved for its expansive (and expensive) line of books, toys ... it was the board that made the decision to set Addy’s story amid the end of slavery ...

One other aspect that set the American Girls dolls apart ... At the beginning of the book series, penned by author Connie Porter, Addy is enslaved on a plantation alongside her family.

Then the company introduced their first Black American Girl doll, Addy Walker, in 1993. On the cover of the first book in her collection ... Her harrowing backstory set in the Civil War, she ...

Founded by entrepreneur Pleasant Rowland in 1986, American Girl dolls were a way to teach girls ages 8 to 11 about U.S. history, via a series of dolls with accompanying books and elaborate ...

Spread out over a standard six-book series, each girl has an arc of self-discovery and resilience in the face of both historical and everyday issues. These stories made me fall in love with American ...

Besides Kirsten, the early dolls included Molly, who grew up during World War II; Addy ... Mahoney said, the American Girl books reflect not just the time they were set but also when they were ...