“Do not sell.”
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That’s the message one local woman got while trying to purchase a collection of Black History children’s books from a Target store Thursday night.
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When Wendi Orr swung by Target on San Jose just before the store closed Thursday night to pick up some books on Black History for her church’s library, she had no problem finding a handful of promising titles.
“Colorful, they were engaging, they were a multiple array of Black history figures. It was exactly what we wanted,” said Orr.
The issue arose when she went to check out.
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“Each book as they were rung up, they came up ‘do not sell’,” said Orr.
The books, which covered figures like Barack Obama, Langston Hughes, Jackie Robinson, and more, all came back with the same message.
After being told she would be unable to purchase the books, Orr asked to speak with a manager.