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Tuesday, February 23, 2016

American Girl’s Third Black Doll Is From The Civil Rights Era And People Think She’s Amazing

Her name is Melody Ellison, and she’ll be available this summer.

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"I think the doll industry has a very heavy responsibility in reflecting what is true about our society," Julia Prohaska, senior director of global brand at American Girl, told CBS This Morning.

"I think the doll industry has a very heavy responsibility in reflecting what is true about our society," Julia Prohaska, senior director of global brand at American Girl, told CBS This Morning.

American Girl consulted with an advisory board of historians and educators, including the late civil rights activist Julian Bond, to assist with the doll's design and story.

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