Bed Bath & Beyond Pulls Black Jack-O’-Lanterns Over Blackface Complaints

SOUTH NYACK, N.Y. (CBS Local) — Bed, Bath & Beyond says it has removed black jack-o-lanterns from its website after receiving complaints the pumpkins resembled blackface.
The jack-o-lanterns, which are black and feature white paint for the grin, nose, and eyes, were included in a Halloween display on the porch steps of a law firm in South Nyack, New York.
Within 48 hours, the law firm had gotten enough complaints about the pumpkins that it took the display down.
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