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Converse apologizes, pulls ad that critics say evokes KKK and lynching imagery

After intense backlash that included a U.S. congressman, several celebrities, marketing experts and a wide swath of the internet, Converse has pulled the sneaker ad critics have accused of evoking Ku Klux Klan imagery, and apologized.

Converse apologizes, pulls ad that critics say evokes KKK and lynching imagery

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