Posted on 02/02/2024 2:49:25 PM PST by Libloather
Retail giant Target recently confirmed it was removing one of its Black History Month products from store shelves after finding out that that product misidentified three civil rights leaders.
After historically savvy users pointed out that Target’s Black History Month magnet book mixed up the three civil rights icons, W.E.B. Du Bois, Booker T. Washington and Carter G. Woodson, the store confirmed the blunder.
Target noted it was removing the items from shelves and letting the product’s producers know about the mistake.
A TikTok video shared by user Issa Tete on Tuesday pointed out the flaw in the holiday-themed item. She captioned the clip, stating, "Idk who needs to correct it but it needs to be pulled off the shelves nonetheless. Any person could have missed the mistake but it just takes one person to point it out and ask for corrections #blackhistory #blackhistorymonth #blacktiktok."
In the clip, which has since been viewed more than 700,000 times, Tete displayed the magnet book and went through its problems.
The book, titled, "Civil Rights Magnetic Learning Activity" featured a bunch of colorful civil rights themed magnets which included famous faces, dates, and slogans of the era.
After noting that she has background as a history and social studies teacher, Tete said, "I noticed discrepancies like as soon as I opened this. Like I said, these need to be pulled off the shelf."
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Booker T Washington would be a Republican if alive today, can’t mention his name.
Woodson was a great scholar and American. DuBois was a good scholar but fell under the control of his Communist Party wife and became a Soviet and Party propaganda stooge. The third person was a good scientist as I recall.
In their defense, Target says “Hey, they all look alike”. /s
Correction. Booker T.Washington was an educator and writer.
Could've happened to anyone.
Thanks 21twelve. I immersed myself in black history, and I missed this one. He does sound like he made an important contribution. W.E.B DeBois should be removed from the collection. He did far more to HARM progress for the Negro race.
They left off “and the MGs”...
Yes he did.
i had an obama chia
Did u “water” and/or “fertilize” it?
Yeah. I saw the story and thought:
What?
Booker T. Washington was a race-baiting, racist scummy Marxist jackass, and...W.E.B. Dubois was an honest, hardworking man who believed in family and the concept that hard, competent, quality work was the best way to accomplish real racial integration in this country?
Target pulling White History Month products Too?.
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