Zwarte Piet

Dutch white people in blackface and colorful costumes

In year of Black Lives Matter protest, Dutch people again wrestle with tradition of Black Pete

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Annual Dec. 5 tradition sees performers don blackface and afro wigs. But a growing number of Dutch citizens — and Rev. Jesse Jackson — believe it’s time to wave goodbye to the custom.

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Activists say it’s time to do away with Le Sauvage, a Belgian festival’s traditional blackface character

Saint Nicholas is followed by his two assistants called "Zwarte Piet" (Black Pete) during a traditional holiday parade.

Is Black Pete a black mark on the Netherlands?

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