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Santa Claus and Black Pete
(Netherlands: Amsterdam)

November 2006
Netherlands: Amsterdam: Santa Claus and Black Pete

A little weird? I think so. But in the run-up to Christmas you'll see people in blackface all over town. The old-time Dutch smile with happy memories of childhood, while the immigrants shake their heads in sad confusion.


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