I was fortunate enough to spend the day in wonderful Stillwater Minnesota yesterday. A pleasant location along the st. croix filled with sweet antiques and old awesomeness. Not many might know this, but I am a collector of racist americana. Toys, books, postcards, really whatever I can find. They represent a time in the US that was okay with these items being on the market, but also speak to how we have evolved culturally and how racial history through popular culture has influenced our perceptions of each other.
So, I didn't find anything that was too exciting (or it might have been too expensive). However, I found this sweet book that was published in 1960. An interesting book about educating children on race and color. The title itself is strangely stereotypical to me, but it also begs the question: Where are the asians and latino's? Asians have been in the US for hundreds of years, and descendants of Mexico occupied our southern portion of the country before settlers even came. That's just me being me though.
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