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Old 05-13-2015, 12:11 PM
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I just read here that use of the N-word was okayed by the Jockey Club until 1941:

http://www.slate.com/articles/sports...aw_nuts.2.html


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Old 05-13-2015, 02:21 PM
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I just read here that use of the N-word was okayed by the Jockey Club until 1941:

http://www.slate.com/articles/sports...aw_nuts.2.html


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Thanks for the link, which I followed back to page 1 and at the bottom got several promising ideas for my next DT username.
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