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Illinois candidate apologies for decade-old blackface photo

A candidate for the Illinois Senate has apologized for a decade-old photo from a Halloween party that depicts him dressed in blackface as a rapper. Edwardsville Mayor Hal Patton told The Belleville News-Democrat that most rappers at the time were black and he didn't intend the costume to be racist. Patton said he regrets the outfit ...

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