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Originally Posted by samosa4u
Back in the day, set collecting was something a lot of the kids did. So, even if the racist ones pulled black players from the packs, they still had to keep them, right ??  Even the doubles of black players were probably kept (so they could be traded away for the players you needed to complete the set!) |
Indeed. I'm actually prejudiced against players without caps but I still keep their cards in my collection with the others.
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Originally Posted by Mungo Hungo
To my knowledge, in 1950, the word 'Negro' was not offensive in any sense whatsoever. That didn't come until much later.
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While the word may be unfashionable these days, it's still very proper and must not therefore be considered offensive. Ask the distinguished gentlemen behind the United Negro College Fund.