From: Marcella Braski <mjbraski@gmail.com> Date: Sun, 18 Feb 2018 19:12:22 -0600 Message-ID: <CAKhTvBz-S8GXJOr8coVSUTfDwgJhCgfOP=HDnPLjUqVe+LGP+Q@mail.gmail.com> Subject: Re: Offensive names
I dont believe in hiding the fact. I have lately heard articles and other
issues that use the words we find vulgar. An explanation could be added.
From: Marcella Braski, curator
Knox creek heritage Ctr
Brantwood WI
On Fri, Feb 16, 2018 at 6:11 PM, William Schuette <wschuette1@frontier.com>
wrote:
> We have old settler's articles and newspaper stories on our Web site from
> the late 1800s and early 1900s, which contain a few derogatory names for
> African Americans and Native American females. How do other organizations
> treat such occurrences? Do we leave them as written with the understanding
> that the usage was based on the time period, perhaps with a caveat at the
> beginning of the article explaining why they were retained? Or do we delete
> these references and put a bracket [ ] with an explanation as to why the
> words have been excised?
>
> Bill
>
> Sauk County Historical Society
>
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