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The Tribune Independent Of Michigan
Detroit, Wayne County, Michigan
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Michigan dog magazine's February issue features article using racial slur 'nigger' in context of Black breeder, prompting protest letters from Charles H. Tinsley and other Detroit Black citizens to author C. P. DeLaney and editor C. Bennett.
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In the February issue of "Bloodlines Journal," official publication of the United Kennel Club, Inc., of Kalamazoo, Mich., there appears an article entitled: "Small Breeders vs. The Large" by C. P. DeLaney, in which the author uses the word "nigger."
DeLaney, in trying to point out the fact that it is as cheap and as easy to raise a litter of the finest puppies as it is to raise curs, states: "A Nigger bought some of my stock once and afterwards he raised just as good stock as I did. He couldn't sell his puppies because he was black, so I bought his whole litters and the white folks would buy them from me not knowing that the Nigger owned the sire and dam. This world is a great "racket" and the dog business has its share of it."
(Charles H. Tinsley, after reading the most offensive paragraph from DeLaney's article, immediately wrote letters to the writer and the editor of the magazine, C. Bennett, Box 485, Kalamazoo, Michigan, protesting the usage of the word "nigger" and inquiring if it was an oversight on the part of the editor or if he was in harmony with Delaney.
Other Negro citizens of Detroit have also written letters to the "Bloodlines Journal" seeking an explanation, as quite a few colored citizens subscribe to the monthly publication.
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Kalamazoo, Michigan
Event Date
February
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letters of protest sent to the author and editor by charles h. tinsley and other negro citizens of detroit seeking explanation.
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In the February issue of 'Bloodlines Journal,' official publication of the United Kennel Club, Inc., of Kalamazoo, Michigan, an article entitled 'Small Breeders vs. The Large' by C. P. DeLaney uses the word 'nigger.' The article describes a scenario where a Black man raised good puppies but couldn't sell them due to his race, so the author bought and resold them. Charles H. Tinsley wrote letters to DeLaney and editor C. Bennett protesting the usage. Other Negro citizens of Detroit also wrote to the magazine.