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Lyinching Display On Base “Not Meant To Be Offensive” (video and picture)
Military authorities removed a Halloween display that depicted a black family hanging in effigy from a tree at Fort Campbell.
A photograph of the display, which was set up at a residence on the base that straddles Kentucky and Tennessee, was sent to Army officials for investigation.
Authorities at the base said the occupant, who was not identified, told military officials the display was not intended to be offensive and agreed to take it down.
A photograph of the outdoor display published by ClarksvilleNow shows three figures, stuffed with leaves or other material, with black trash-bag faces hanging from a tree in the front yard of a home on the base.
Two of the figures appear to be adults, one of which has an illegible sign hanging around its neck, while the third appears to be a child.
A fourth child-sized, black-faced figure is standing beneath one of the adult figure, as if attempting to render aid.MOREHERE
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