The New York Times found 757 places in the United States with names that some people might avoid saying out loud. The names are vestiges of a time when derogatory words were so common that they were used as brand names for “everyday items like soap, canned shrimp and tobacco.”
757 Race-Based Place Names In US
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October 6, 2011 11:15 a.m.
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