The Cultural Symbolism of the Noose
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A protester holds two paintings outside of Jena High School during a civil rights march on Thursday in Jena, La.
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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