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Saturday, October 8, 2011

Rick Perry’s hunting camp: How many places have racial slurs in their names? - Slate Magazine

Rick Perry’s hunting camp: How many places have racial slurs in their names? - Slate Magazine

The family of GOP presidential candidate Rick Perry has long held a lease* on a hunting camp in Texas known to many locals as “Niggerhead,” a name that appears on a large rock on the property. Perry claims his father painted over the name as soon as he bought the land, although some in the area dispute the governor’s timeline. Niggerhead was a fairly common place name in the 19th century. How many racially offensive place names are still around?

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