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Antique statue in Barrington sparks debate over offensiveness | |
August 09, 2012 A Barrington resident says a lawn jockey statue in front of a Barrington antique shop is racist and derogatory. The shop owners say the statue is a positive symbol from when they were used to mark "safe" houses to escaping slaves on the Underground Railroad. Source: http://dailyherald.com/article/20120808/news/708089686/ |