1.   And when he offered groups of black and white children a choice, both overwhelmingly rejected the black dolls for white ones.

2.   A recent list of merchandise up for grabs included black dolls, Civil War memorabilia and even a hotel.

3.   Growing up in Burlington, Vt., Sharon McCollum never had black dolls to play with, only white ones.

4.   Hank had black dolls and books, went with his parents on sabbatical to Africa, and was surrounded by their black friends.

5.   He held a blindfolded black doll aloft.

6.   Her hair wound securely with bobby pins and barrettes, the black doll was prettily groomed.

7.   His TV persona grapples with the race dilemma when his daughter chooses a white doll over a black doll.

8.   Locally, McCollum is one of the most knowledgable people on the subject of black dolls.

9.   McCollum got her first black doll as an adult when friends gave her one.

10.   Morse is convinced that she, as an African American woman, can make more realistic black dolls.