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Pinky Marie

1939

Akron, Summit County, Ohio, United States, North and Central America

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Source catalog description

This description refers to material held by Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture. Visual details below describe the original material.

A paperback children's book titled "Pinky Marie". The cover of the book is light blue and has an illustration of a caricatured African American girl, dressed in pink. Depicted from the chest up, she has braids and pink lips. The picture book features stereotypical illustrations throughout. The back cover has illustration of a bluebird feeding a nest full of small yellow baby birds.

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Catalog metadata · CC0 · Source checked 2026-10-13

Catalog reference: 2007.7.385

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