From one of Britain's most popular toys to the target of police raids: how a children's doll became a symbol of racism

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Detail of a shop window selling seaside holiday trinkets including different sizes of racist dolls, on July 14 2017, at Scarborough, North Yorkshire, England.
Detail of a store window selling seaside holiday trinkets including different sizes of racist dolls, on July 14 2017, at Scarborough, North Yorkshire, England.

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American Girl enters the 1990s with a new set of 'historical' dolls from the not-so-distant past

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Isabel and Nicki American Girl dolls
Isabel (left) and Nicki (right) are fraternal twins from the year 1999 with different taste and a nostalgic bedroom.

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