![For Black History Month: the first black Barbie (as opposed to "friend of Barbie" Francie and Christie)! My box is dated 1979, even though Mattel lists her intro as 1980. "She's black! For Black History Month: the first black Barbie (as opposed to "friend of Barbie" Francie and Christie)! My box is dated 1979, even though Mattel lists her intro as 1980. "She's black!](https://preview.redd.it/for-black-history-month-the-first-black-barbie-as-opposed-v0-p9msh8a2y7ga1.jpg?width=3000&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=5dcba7dbb537b23bf5c20a8b835eb0dca40c310c)
For Black History Month: the first black Barbie (as opposed to "friend of Barbie" Francie and Christie)! My box is dated 1979, even though Mattel lists her intro as 1980. "She's black!
![first black barbie. lol. had no name, just "black" on the box. | Black barbie, Black history facts, Barbie first black barbie. lol. had no name, just "black" on the box. | Black barbie, Black history facts, Barbie](https://i.pinimg.com/originals/f6/3b/1c/f63b1caf18981ff526c82986441374aa.jpg)
first black barbie. lol. had no name, just "black" on the box. | Black barbie, Black history facts, Barbie
![Kitty Black Perkins: The African American Designer behind the First Black Barbie - The Strong National Museum of Play Kitty Black Perkins: The African American Designer behind the First Black Barbie - The Strong National Museum of Play](https://www.museumofplay.org/app/uploads/2019/04/BlackBarbie.jpg)