J.J. Clarke's Nickname

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Originally Posted by rhettyeakley

My not so humble opinion, leave the historical facts as they are, it will foster dialog in the future as to why things were what they were and can help all to avoid mistakes made in the past. Don't revise history to the point that we repeat past offenses.

Sure, we should leave the historical facts as they are. But you don't need to list his name on the card label, or list his cards on eBay by an ugly nickname when he has a real name.

Someone pointed out earlier that ATC needed to designate him on his card as J.J. Clarke to differentiate him from Josh Clarke who played on the same team. Makes sense. But does that not suggest that even in 1909 ATC knew better than to take the easier road of labeling his card by his racially-insensitive nickname?

The card doesn't even use the nickname...so by what absurd logic do we think that it is right to list his card by the nickname when selling or when displaying it in our living room? The man's name was Jack. Call him Jack or J.J.