Retail giant Target recently confirmed it would remove one of its Black History Month products from its stores after it was discovered that the product misidentified three civil rights leaders.
A history-savvy user points out that Target’s Black History Month magnet book confuses three civil rights icons: Webb Du Bois, Booker T. Washington, and Carter G. Woodson. The store later admitted its mistake.
Target said it had removed the product from its shelves and notified the product’s manufacturer of the mistake.
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Large recently admitted that it had removed a product from its stores because it confused the name of a civil rights leader. (1. Interim Archives / Contributor 2. New York Daily News / Contributor)
A TikTok video shared by user Issa Tete on Tuesday pointed out flaws in the holiday-themed item. She captioned the clip, “I don’t know who needs to be corrected, but it still needs to be removed from the bookshelf. Anyone could have missed the mistake, but it’s possible that someone pointed it out and corrected it.” It only takes one person to ask for #blackhistory #blackhistorymonth #blacktiktok.”
Inside the clipIn the piece, which has since been viewed more than 700,000 times, Tete showcased the magnet book and addressed its issues.
The book, titled “Civil Rights Magnetic Learning Activities,” featured many colorful civil rights-themed magnets that included famous faces of the time, dates, and slogans.
After noting her background as a history and social studies teacher, Tete said, “As soon as I opened this, I noticed an inconsistency. Like I said, these need to be taken off the shelves.” said.
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Target said it would remove the product from its stores and warn the publisher about the product’s error. (Google Maps)
The user then pointed out three magnets: Woodson, Washington, and Dubois, and explained how the names got mixed up. For example, one magnet had an image of Du He Boa on it, but that magnet had Carter G. Woodson on it.
“They got the name wrong,” she declared, while clarifying elsewhere, “This is not WEB Du Bois, this is Booker T. Washington,” while comparing the actual numbers and corresponding names on the Internet. showed that.
Tete ended the TikTok clip by saying, “I understand, mistakes happen, but this needs to be fixed. ASAP.”
Target released a statement to Fox News confirming that the station acknowledged the error and took steps to correct it. A Target spokesperson said, “We will no longer sell this product in our stores or online. We have also made the product vendor aware of the mistake.”
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