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Image of noose sparks discussion
Andrew Thomason
Issue date: 11/26/07 Section: News
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Used to execute criminals and innocent alike, the noose has come to represent racism in American culture.
Last December, six black high school students assaulted a white student in Jena, La. The incident arose when a group of black students asked to sit under a tree that a group of white students normally occupied. The next day there were nooses hanging from the tree.
Controversy over the use of nooses has also struck close to home. In September the Associated Students of History posted a flier depicting a noose and the sentence "Don't get hung up in your studies."
Some members of the Black Student Association and the African-American Studies Club felt the poster was offensive and signed a petition to have the poster taken down. On Sept. 20, the ASH obliged and removed the poster.
In response to these two incidents, there will be an inter-disciplinary discussion titled "Why is the noose reappearing now in American society, and why it really is a big deal."
The dialogue, open to the public, will be held Tuesday, Nov. 27 from 4 to 5:45 p.m. in the Western Illinois University Union's Sandburg Theatre.
Speakers include Dr. Jo-Ann Morgan, African-American studies professor; Dr. Barclay Key, history professor; Pearlie Strother-Adams, journalism professor; and Dr. Lisa Barr, journalism professor. The moderator will be Dr. Abdul-Rasheed Na-Allah, department chair of African-American studies.
Last December, six black high school students assaulted a white student in Jena, La. The incident arose when a group of black students asked to sit under a tree that a group of white students normally occupied. The next day there were nooses hanging from the tree.
Controversy over the use of nooses has also struck close to home. In September the Associated Students of History posted a flier depicting a noose and the sentence "Don't get hung up in your studies."
Some members of the Black Student Association and the African-American Studies Club felt the poster was offensive and signed a petition to have the poster taken down. On Sept. 20, the ASH obliged and removed the poster.
In response to these two incidents, there will be an inter-disciplinary discussion titled "Why is the noose reappearing now in American society, and why it really is a big deal."
The dialogue, open to the public, will be held Tuesday, Nov. 27 from 4 to 5:45 p.m. in the Western Illinois University Union's Sandburg Theatre.
Speakers include Dr. Jo-Ann Morgan, African-American studies professor; Dr. Barclay Key, history professor; Pearlie Strother-Adams, journalism professor; and Dr. Lisa Barr, journalism professor. The moderator will be Dr. Abdul-Rasheed Na-Allah, department chair of African-American studies.
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Curious
posted 11/29/07 @ 8:53 AM CST
I would think that the school would do more to promote something like this.
why?
posted 11/29/07 @ 11:52 AM CST
Why do we have to perpetuate racism every chance we get? We had an incident of perceived racism and it was dealt with. Move on. The same applies to your post about the stabbing investigation. (Continued…)
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