Although women rarely served as griots in traditional African societies, in her third book, The Doll Blogs, Garrett answers the fundamental questions griots are most concerned with – “Who are your people and where do you come from?” Through her meticulous research into the provenance of each doll she provides information about the artists who sculpted the dolls, the manufacturers who produced them, the retailers that sold them, and sometimes even includes tidbits about previous owners. Anyone who has done genealogical research would be overjoyed to uncover such detailed information about the African American branches of their family tree for even when there is an oral tradition and/or paper trail that enables us to trace our ancestors back to the time of slavery, the trail usually goes stone cold on the shores of the Atlantic.
\n\n--Paulette Richards, Ph.D.
\n\n\n","stylesMapId":"CK_EDITOR_PARAGRAPH_STYLES","linkList":[]},"image1e4w":{"type":"Image","id":"image1e4w","metaData":{"isPreset":false,"schemaVersion":"2.0","isHidden":false},"title":"black dolls_cover.jpg","uri":"7fca2a_e2a1e53f73724898bc14e6d39bdc9d8d.jpg","description":"","width":691,"height":1024,"alt":""},"image6g":{"type":"Image","id":"image6g","metaData":{"isPreset":false,"schemaVersion":"1.0","isHidden":false},"title":"TheDollBlogsWhen DollsSpeakIListen_frontcover.jpg","uri":"7fca2a_8fb61841e8c44b48ba9c9511f0a44ee9.jpg","description":"Available as an electronic book through Google Play.","width":1872,"height":2304,"alt":"","link":"#y5w"},"image6yk":{"type":"Image","id":"image6yk","metaData":{"isPreset":false,"schemaVersion":"2.0","isHidden":false},"title":"DefinitiveGuide_Cover.JPG","uri":"7fca2a_37f98f5b86844ab799c210a18109c947.jpg","description":"The Definitive Guide to Collecting Black Dolls, Hobby House Press, 2003","width":450,"height":582,"alt":""},"k9n":{"type":"ExternalLink","id":"k9n","metaData":{"isPreset":false,"schemaVersion":"1.0","isHidden":false},"url":"https://play.google.com/store/books/details?id=LKa_QjtsEWsC","target":"_blank"},"mainPage":{"type":"Page","id":"mainPage","metaData":{"isPreset":false,"schemaVersion":"1.0","isHidden":false},"title":"HOME","hideTitle":true,"icon":"","descriptionSEO":"Author of books on Black and African American dolls for reference and guide to collecting; doll identification, proofreading and editing services","metaKeywordsSEO":"debbie garrett, black dolls, African American Dolls, blackdollcollecting, doll collecting, black doll books, debbie behan garrett, the doll blogs, black dolls a comprehensive guide, the definitive guide to collecting black dolls, dolls of color","pageTitleSEO":"Black Doll Collecting and Editing Services","pageUriSEO":"home","hidePage":false,"isMobileLandingPage":false,"underConstruction":false,"tpaApplicationId":0,"pageSecurity":{"requireLogin":false},"isPopup":false,"indexable":true,"isLandingPage":false,"pageBackgrounds":{"desktop":{"custom":true,"ref":"#customBgImg1sw5","isPreset":false},"mobile":{"custom":true,"ref":"#customBgImg12f","isPreset":true,"mediaSizing":"viewport"}},"translationData":{"uriSEOTranslated":false}},"y5w":{"type":"ExternalLink","id":"y5w","metaData":{"isPreset":false,"schemaVersion":"1.0","isHidden":false},"url":"https://play.google.com/store/books/details?id=LKa_QjtsEWsC","target":"_blank"}},"design_data":{},"behaviors_data":{},"connections_data":{},"theme_data":{},"component_properties":{"SldrGllry0":{"type":"SliderGalleryProperties","metaData":{"schemaVersion":"1.0"},"expandEnabled":true,"galleryImageOnClickAction":"zoomMode","goToLinkText":"Go to link","imageMode":"clipImage","margin":15,"maxSpeed":5.0,"aspectRatio":0.75,"aspectRatioPreset":"3:4","loop":true,"showCounter":true,"autoplayInterval":0,"showAutoplay":false,"autoplay":false,"transDuration":0},"StBttn0":{"type":"ButtonProperties","metaData":{"schemaVersion":"1.0"},"align":"left","margin":0},"WPht1":{"type":"WPhotoProperties","metaData":{"schemaVersion":"1.0"},"displayMode":"fill","onClickBehavior":"goToLink"},"WPht2":{"type":"WPhotoProperties","metaData":{"schemaVersion":"1.0"},"displayMode":"fill","onClickBehavior":"goToLink"},"WPht3":{"type":"WPhotoProperties","metaData":{"schemaVersion":"1.0"},"displayMode":"fill","onClickBehavior":"goToLink"},"WRchTxt3":{"type":"WRichTextProperties","metaData":{"schemaVersion":"1.0"},"brightness":1.0,"packed":true},"cpf6":{"type":"ButtonProperties","metaData":{"schemaVersion":"1.0"},"align":"left","margin":0},"mobile_WRchTxt3":{"type":"WRichTextProperties","metaData":{"schemaVersion":"1.0","autoGenerated":true},"brightness":1.0,"packed":false},"mobile_propItem-j4g61oio":{"type":"WRichTextProperties","metaData":{"schemaVersion":"1.0","autoGenerated":true},"brightness":1.0,"packed":false},"mobile_propItem-j4g61oj0":{"type":"WRichTextProperties","metaData":{"schemaVersion":"1.0","autoGenerated":true},"brightness":1.0,"packed":false},"propItem-j4g61oio":{"type":"WRichTextProperties","metaData":{"schemaVersion":"1.0"},"brightness":1.0,"packed":true},"propItem-j4g61oj0":{"type":"WRichTextProperties","metaData":{"schemaVersion":"1.0"},"brightness":1.0,"packed":true}},"mobile_hints":{"mobileHints-j87pzw1h":{"type":"MobileHints","id":"mobileHints-j87pzw1h","hidden":false}}},"title":"HOME","pageUriSEO":"home"}