Jeremiah Munsen is being charged for allegedly displaying hangman's nooses from the back of his pickup truck during a civil rights march last year in Jena, Louisiana.
Over 20,000 people protested injustice in the handling of racially...
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Jeremiah Munsen is being charged for allegedly displaying hangman's nooses from the back of his pickup truck during a civil rights march last year in Jena, Louisiana.
Over 20,000 people protested injustice in the handling of racially charged cases in Jena. Jeremiah Munsen slowly drove his truck and noose past crowds of protesters during this time.
That is the face of hate and ignorance. Jeremiah Munsen hung a noose from the back of his pick up truck and then proceeded to drive by Jena6 protesters. Time and Time again I have blogged about the noose and what it symbolizes to blacks. If I were to walk by this young man on the street I would never guess that his heart held such hatred towards me simply because I am black and he is white. To see him away from the symbol of hatred that he decided to terrorize protesters with is to view... Read Full Story
Federal authorities announced Friday that Jeremiah Munsen, 18, of Colfax, Louisiana, admitted that he placed two large nooses on his truck on September 20. He and several othersdrove repeatedly past a group of marchers gathered at a bus depot in Alexandria ( about 35 miles south of Jena), where the marches took place -- as they awaited buses to return them to Tennessee. more... Read Full Story
A teenager pleaded guilty Friday to a federal hate crime of threatening and intimidating civil rights marchers near Jena, Louisiana, last year by displaying hangman's nooses from the back of a pickup truck.
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A Louisiana man was sentenced to four months Friday for using hangman's nooses to threaten and intimidate civil rights marchers near Jena, Louisiana, officials said Friday.
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