Effigies of black men found hanging by nooses at UC Berkeley campus
Source: Associated Press
Three cardboard cutouts of black men were found hanging by nooses on Saturday on the Berkeley campus of the University of California.
A school spokeswoman, Amy Hamaoui, said police were trying to determine who hanged the effigies, which were found at two prominent campus locations on Saturday morning.
Hamaoui said the effigies appeared to be connected to a noontime demonstration nearby planned to coincide with a national protest against police brutality dubbed #blacklivesmatters. The effigies appeared to be life-size photos of lynching victims.
The effigies had names of lynching victims and the dates of their death. At least one effigy had I Cant Breathe printed on the front. Hamaoui said it was unclear who hanged the effigies.
Read more: http://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2014/dec/13/effigies-black-men-hanging-nooses-berkeley-campus
Bjorn Against
(12,041 posts)I am seeing more racism now than I have at any other time in my life, and I am also seeing more people denying racism exists than ever before. Racism is not limited to the south, it is a problem even in progressive Berkley and on DU as well.
whereisjustice
(2,941 posts)so that they have time to fabricate a story.
Dr. Strange
(25,922 posts)Laurian
(2,593 posts)WTH?
pinto
(106,886 posts)Hard to tell from the account, but
inanna
(3,547 posts)Yo_Mama
(8,303 posts)which was meant to be in support of the protests but that got torn down because people took it another way.
I think the odds are high that this incident is similar.
pinto
(106,886 posts)Yo_Mama
(8,303 posts)I remember reading about the U of Wisconsin one, and thinking that if I were a student on the campus I too would have misinterpreted it. It was promptly torn down.
TorchTheWitch
(11,065 posts)The photos were of lynching victims with their names and dates of their murders. One of them also had a sign attached that read "I Can't Breathe".
Dumb idea though.
NaturalHigh
(12,778 posts)I'm pretty sure that's what the "I can't breathe" was all about.
sulphurdunn
(6,891 posts)If getting a lot of folks jumping to conclusions was the idea, it worked. Do not get worked up over the sophomoric acts of faceless assholes. That's what they want.
FraDon
(518 posts)at UnderCover School.
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it was unclear who hanged the effigies."
pinto
(106,886 posts)LisaL
(44,974 posts)Considering the figure had "I can't breathe" on it sounds like it was done by somebody supporting the protesters.
snooper2
(30,151 posts)that shit hurts too!
branford
(4,462 posts)vile activities in order to "raise awareness" or "start a discussion."
I hope that is not the case here, as it harms the credibility of legitimate protests and distracts from real incidents of racims
ellenrr
(3,864 posts)as I did. Esp. since police and fire and other institutions that want to say "No Blacks need apply" use the noose as a symbol.
Bluenorthwest
(45,319 posts)That should be exposed. Never heard of it.
ellenrr
(3,864 posts)it happens. maybe if you do a search - "african Americans and racial hate"
it does get exposed, that's how I heard about it - an item in the newspaper.
if I can remember any specific examples, I'll post them.