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2005
Darkies in the Melon Patch
2–4 players · 30 min · 12+
Early Americana Snakes and Ladders style game depicting misrepresented stereotypical images of Blacks in the 30's. Reach the end space first by rolling a die and avoiding pitfall spaces.
There is evidence that this game is not an authentic piece of Black Americana, but instead a counterfeit facsimile. Please see the evidence in this thread: Darkies in the Melon Patch: Disquieting and Inconvenient
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