Blackpool Illuminations face Native American racism claims


Sep 24, 2021

Blackpool has been displaying a scene of Native Americans dancing in headdresses towards a Totem pole and has recently recieved complaints from two Native Americans that it is racist.

The panel is situated on Queen's Promenade in the resortBlackpool's council is to review the town's Illuminations after receiving complaints that a section of the famous lights is racist.The authority said two people of "Native American origin" had raised concerns about a panel which shows six men in headdresses and a totem pole.

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