Patty-Jo ‘n Ginger

It first appeared in the Chicago Defender and was later featured in the Pittsburgh Courier, where it was placed in the regular news section rather than the comics page. Featuring big sister Ginger and little sister Patty-Jo, many of the cartoons conveyed Ormes' opinions about political issues, including labor relations, racism, education, atomic weapons, taxes, McCarthyism, and the Montgomery Bus Boycott. The popularity of Patty-Jo n’ Ginger led Ormes to create a series of Patty-Jo dolls in 1947. "No more rag Susies or Sambos," Ormes said in an interview, alluding to the poor quality and demeaning racial stereotypes that characterized most Black dolls of the time. Ormes' Patty-Jo was the first high-quality, realistic Black doll created for the African American market.