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Target Apologizes For Jim Crow Minstrel-Style Children’s Halloween Costume Featuring Blackface Imagery

Target Apologizes For Jim Crow Minstrel-Style Children’s Halloween Costume Featuring Blackface Imagery

Target issued an apology after the retail giant promoted Jim Crow minstrel-style imagery masquerading as a children’s Halloween costume on its website. The retailer apologized after receiving backlash over the racist Blackface caricature-style costume. RELATED: Parents Outraged After Miami Preschool Teacher Paints Blackface On Students For Black History Month Target Apologizes For Racist Minstrel-Style Halloween Costume Target issued the statement on Monday, August 24, according to Reuters.

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