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Remember John Wayne’s racist and homophobic Playboy interview?

1/21/16
http://fusion.net/story/257352/john-wayne-donald-trump-racist-interview/ [with comments]

This is What John Wayne Told Playboy about Blacks and American Indians in 1971

August 24, 2012
http://www.playboy.com/articles/50-years-of-the-playboy-interview-john-wayne

John Wayne: Playboy Interview / MAY 1971
https://pages.shanti.virginia.edu/Wild_Wild_Cold_War/files/2011/11/John_Wayne_Playboy_Int2.pdf

John Wayne was a raging racist. His daughter says he'd be 'standing right here' with Trump

Donald Trump kisses Aissa Wayne as a statue of John Wayne looks on approvingly.
2016/01/19
http://www.dailykos.com/stories/2016/1/19/1471831/-John-Wayne-s-daughter-endorses-Donald-Trump-on-behalf-of-her-long-dead-father [with comments]

The Dukkke?

A quote from actor John Wayne came from a 1971 interview with "Playboy" magazine.
CLAIM
John Wayne said that he believed in white supremacy during an interview with "Playboy" magazine.

TRUE

This quote, too, was correctly attributed [ http://www.snopes.com/quotes/johnwayne/indians.asp ] to John Wayne.
Published: Jan 26th, 2017 Updated: Jan 26th, 2017
http://www.snopes.com/john-wayne-white-supremacy/

California rejects 'John Wayne Day' because of actor's 'racist' past

The 'True Grit' actor would have turned 109 this year
29 April 2016
http://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/americas/california-rejects-john-wayne-day-because-of-actors-racist-past-a7006921.html

Lawmakers reject John Wayne Day over racism concerns

Apr 29 2016 Updated: Apr 29 2016
http://www.fox5ny.com/entertainment/134455698-story

California lawmakers reject 'John Wayne Day' because of the actor's racist comments
Lawmakers rejected a resolution to honor the late actor and director John Wayne because of decades-old racist comments that he made
Republican State Assemblyman Matthew Harper sought to declare May 26, 2016, as John Wayne Day to mark the day the actor was born
In a 1971 interview with Playboy, Wayne made several comments about blacks and Native Americans
Wayne said: 'I believe in white supremacy until the blacks are educated to a point of responsibility'
Harper's resolution fell on a 35-20 vote to what Harper called 'the orthodoxy of political correctness' 
28 April 2016 Updated: 29 April 2016
http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-3564362/California-lawmakers-reject-John-Wayne-Day-debate.html

'John Wayne Day' gets nixed due to the fact he was a raging, racist a-hole

2016/04/29
http://www.dailykos.com/story/2016/4/29/1521511/-John-Wayne-Day-gets-nixed-due-to-the-fact-he-was-a-raging-racist-a-hole [with comments]

John Wayne would have loved Donald Trump since both men are racists.

a year ago
https://newrepublic.com/minutes/127991/john-wayne-loved-donald-trump-since-men-racists