Nooses Have Been Appearing Around Washington. Experts Say It's a Sign of 'Growing Use of Hate Symbol
(WASHINGTON) - Nooses have appeared recently around the nation’s capital - including the Smithsonian’s new African-American history museum - in a rash of incidents that experts say shows the growing use of hate symbols in the U.S. to try to intimidate minorities.
"We’ve seen a spike in the use of symbols of hate lately, and the noose is one more example," said Denison University professor Jack Shuler, who has studied lynching and noose imagery in the U.S.
Two nooses were found at Smithsonian museums in the past week, one outside the Hirshhorn Museum last Friday and one inside the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture on Wednesday.
Bananas tied to nooses were discovered at American University in Washington last month, while a noose was found at the nearby University of Maryland and a suburban middle school in Crofton, Maryland.
Two 19-year-old white men were arrested and charged with hate crimes for allegedly hanging the noose at the Crofton school. No arrests have been made in the other cases.
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