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October 3, 2011

Rick Perry Under Fire For Racially Offensive Hunting Camp Name 
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Republican presidential hopeful Rick Perry is facing mounting criticism
after the Washington Post revealed that his family's secluded West Texas
hunting camp was once called "Niggerhead." The Post reports the word was
painted on a flat rock standing upright at the gated entrance for
years–well after Perry became associated with the land and became
a public official. Even today the offensive word is reportedly still
faintly visible under a coat of white paint.



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