Mission Statement: Dawn Spears' intend is to add to America’s history not subtract from America's history known by the majority of American's and the world.
When teaching racial tolerance derogatory pieces from the past where black people were described using all variations of the word nigger should be used as teaching tools. Today's generation is more likely to learn through visuals. For this reason seeing the artifacts with there own eyes does more than words ever will.
In the past, there were many items called nigger or nigger was part of the name. Many forms of the "word" appeared around the world on household products, food, toys, games and a refreshment grandstand. Toowoomba, Queensland, Australia, had a grandstand called E.S. "Nigger" Brown Stand” named for a famous white “footballer” Edward Stanley Brown.
A 2002 lawsuit was brought before one of Australia’s highest courts to have the named changed. The judge who heard the case ruled the stand's name could remain and was not offensive. Then in 2003, visit www.theage.com.au/articles/2002/11/29/1038386312380.html, the United Nations, ruled the grandstand's name should be changed. Australia’s Commonwealth ignored the United Nations ruling.
"E.S. Nigger Brown Stand" stood until the it was demolished when the stand became a public hazard. "E.S. Nigger Brown Stand" will not return. E.S. Brown will be honored when new stand is built. How will E. S. Brown is honored is now the question.
E .S. Brown was known to have sometimes used the color Nigger Brown, see above picture, to polish his shoes. Kiwi changed the name on the can to Dark Tan when nigger became politically incorrect. Dark Tan is still sold in stores today.
Parker Brothers game, "Ten Little Niggers" (see above picture) is played like Old Maid. Parker Brothers is one of many companies still conducting business today who used nigger and other uncomplimentary racial epithets to promote products. Sahara an England company called their prunes “Nigger Dates."
One company shortens the word on their tobacco plug to Nig. See above image of a Happy Nig tobacco plug.
Nigga Midget Repair Kit, example above, is a bicycle tire patches repair kit. The County Chemical Company LTD also marketed Nigga Chalk and other products with the same image and the same ugly word. “The County Chemical Company LTD” is an England based corporation whose doors are still open for business.
Another company in England made one of the most offensive games incorporating nigger and Black people’s images to remind black people of their position in society. The game is called “Five Little Niggers”. Five Little Niggers is a target game. The object of the game is to shoot down the black children with a rubber band gun. There are points behind each child. The child with the most points at the end of the game wins!
What came first the ugly word became politically incorrect or did companies continued to use the degrading word on their products until their CEO got a conscience. Are questions remained unanswered? Maybe the word nigger was eliminated in order for the company to remain in business.
There are individuals who after viewing humiliating nigger images on everyday products change their minds about keeping the ugly word in their vocabulary. A person eliminating the word from their vocabulary is one reason some Black Americana collectors collect products, toys, the gamut where the ugly word was used and in some cases still used.
