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June 30, 2014
Black Manager At Paint Store Sues For Naming Paint Colors About Him
[From article]
Clinton Tucker, who managed online sales for Benjamin Moore, which is owned by the conglomerate Berkshire Hathaway, said that he was bothered by the names of several of the company’s paint colors, “Clinton Brown,” “Tucker Chocolate,” and “Confederate Red.”
“Being a black man named Clinton Tucker, the plaintiff found this to be extremely racially offensive,” reads the complaint, filed in Essex County Court.
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On its website, Benjamin Moore describes “Tucker Chocolate” as “capturing the 1798 color requested by St. George Tucker for his home facing Courthouse Green, this deep brown is classic and understated.”
http://dailycaller.com/2014/06/28/fired-black-employee-sues-paint-company-over-racist-paint-names/
Fired Black Employee Sues Paint Company Over Racist Paint Names
Chuck Ross Reporter
4:14 PM 06/28/2014
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