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The Cultural Symbolism of the Noose [1]

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Date: 2007-09-20

The Cultural Symbolism of the Noose

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Many blacks in Jena, La. were outraged when white teens hung nooses from a tree — and the superintendent of the school characterized it as a "prank."

Joseph Jordan is the curator of an exhibit of photographs called "Without Sanctuary: Lynching Photography in America." He discusses the symbolism of the hangman's noose.

Guest:

Joseph Jordan, associate professor of African and Afro-American studies, and director of the Sonya Hanes Stone Center for Black Culture and History at the University of North Carolina







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[1] Url: https://www.npr.org/2007/09/20/14573744/the-cultur...

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