The Raw Story: Ex-University of Mississippi student charged with hanging noose on statue of university’s first African American student

Federal civil rights charges have been brought against a former student of the University of Mississippi, accused of draping a noose and a flag with Confederate markings last year on a statue commemorating the start of racial integration on campus in the 1960s. The US Department of Justice...

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This article by originally appeared on socialismonline.net on March 28, 2015 at 02:39PM