“This should not have happened and we will do better,” said Converse, which apologized for the ad. Critics said it depicted a Ku Klux Klan robe and a lynching.
Category: Lynching
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The History of the Lynching Site Where Jason Aldean Filmed ‘Try That in a Small Town’
Henry Choate, an 18-year-old Black man, was hanged outside the Maury County Courthouse in Tennessee in 1927 after he was falsely accused of attacking a white girl.
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U.S. Sues Exxon Mobil Over Nooses Found at Louisiana Refinery
The New York Times – Business:The federal Equal Employment Opportunity Commission said in a suit that the oil and gas company failed to remedy years of racial harassment faced by Black workers.