Antique Shop Owner Faces Backlash Over Racist Objects

Dolly Mercier holding a vintage figurine in her antique shop, formatted for a Substack header (16:9 aspect ratio)

New Orleans – Dolores “Dolly” Mercier, 81, is a New Orleans native who found herself at the center of a local controversy over items she sells at Memory House Antiques, which she has owned for decades.

The issue started when a group of tourists visited Mercier’s shop. They became outraged when they saw a section where Mercier displays American artifacts …

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