Santa’s helpers, in blackface, ignite a controversy in the Netherlands

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Santa’s helpers, in blackface, ignite a controversy in the Netherlands

AMSTERDAM — Six weeks before Americans celebrate Christmas, Sinterklaas comes to town. The Dutch Santa Claus travels by steamboat instead of sleigh and lives in Spain, not the North Pole. But the most different thing about him is his help.

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