Target pulls Black History Month book that misidentified 3 civil rights icons

A lone shopper heads into a Target store on Jan. 11 in Lakewood, Colo. (AP Photo)

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Target says it has pulled a book from its Black History Month collection after a customer noticed it mislabeled three prominent Civil Rights icons.

In a video posted to TikTok, high school U.S. history teacher Issa Tete says she bought the “Civil Rights Magnetic Learning Kit” to share with her students in honor of the holiday.

However, when opening the book, she discovered several discrepancies: the product incorrectly labels three civil rights icons —American sociologist and historian W.E.B. Du Bois; author and educator Booker T. Washington; and historian and journalist Carter G. Woodson.