cumberland mountain general store

While visiting Crossville, TN, we decided to run up 127 north to Sergeant York's homestead. Even on a rainy day, we really enjoyed the experience and the people we met. On the way back to town, we stopped at the Cumberland Mountain General Store. Loved the name and hope to find down home friendly people and gifts to take home.On entering the building, the first thing I saw was a display of posters of black children with HORRIBLY racist writing on them. These were copies of old pictures that someone had stupidly printed sayings that they assumed would be funny. Like a group of small black children with the writing "Alligator Bait".There was a sign below the posters stating "Historical".Maybe those pictures are historical, but I would hope we are past this kind of sick humor.Under what situation would anyone find this funny? What were these owners thinking? What would happen if an African American family with young children walked in and saw these?I have never been so appalled and insulted. My group left immediately.