Monday, November 26, 2018

Police Investigating Nooses Hung at Mississippi Capitol to Protest State's Racial History Ahead of Hyde-Smith vs. Espy Runoff

 
By Jane C. Timm

Two nooses were found hanging outside the Mississippi State Capitol on Monday, along with signs that referenced the racially charged Senate runoff race on Tuesday.

"On Tuesday Nov. 27, thousands of Mississippians will vote for a senator. We need someone who respects the lives of lynch victims," one sign said, according to a Capitol Police spokesman who read it to NBC News.

"We're hanging nooses to remind people that times haven't changed," read another sign.

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Source: NBC News 

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