Crime & Justice

Missouri Newspaper Editor Steps Down After Publishing Racist Cartoon

SERIOUSLY?

The cartoon depicted a masked black man stealing a white woman’s purse.

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The editor and publisher of a Missouri newspaper has stepped down after publishing a racist cartoon. The cartoon in Washington’s Missourian depicted a black man in a mask stealing a white woman’s purse.

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