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The Noose: An American Nightmare

Kyra Phillips reports on an upsurge in incidents in which nooses are displayed in an attempt to intimidate black people. Included: the historical significance of the noose; insights from historian James Allan and the Southern Poverty Law Center's Mark Potok; investigating hate crimes in Nassau County, N.Y.; what Philadelphia educators teach students about racial intolerance in America's past.

English
  • Originally Aired October 23, 2007
  • Runtime 60 minutes
  • Network CNN
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