In 2007, there were several incidents involving nooses at the University of Maryland and Columbia University. The Maryland incident took place at a dorm in front of a minority's window. The Columbia incident took place at a professor's door.
In 2007, in Jena, Louisiana, a group of black teens fought a white teen who angered one of the members the weekend prior.A year earlier students hung nooses from a tree. While the school board dismissed this as a prank it raised racial tensions until the attack. The fight became a court case when the 6 black teenagers were arrested and charged for the fight. They are known as the Jena Six.
ALBANY, N.Y. (AP) — Following a rash of cases involving nooses, the state Legislature Monday (10/22/2007) moved toward making it a felony to display the symbol of lynchings in the Old South in a threatening manner. "We won't tolerate this," said Sen. Dean G. Skelos, a Long Island Republican who sponsored the measure that passed Monday in the Senate. "There is no place for racism and intimidation in America."
Terre Haute, IN. 10-25-2007 A noose was found in a tree on the campus of Indiana State. ISU police informed the FBI, who will look into possible "hate crime" violations.
THE NOOSE IS BACK
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