Ellis Cose Vs. Curry Noose Essays Comparitive

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Calling Nooses What They Are –Terrorism vs. Ignore the Noose Makers George Curry starts off his essay by stating a few incidents where nooses have been publicly displayed as an act of racism. He also states the high frequency of such events “Hardly a week passes without reports of some incident involving a noose…” Curry then talks about the origins of the noose in southern America post-civil war. According to Curry, African Americans in the south were viewed as cruel and harmful for white women. He also stated that the lynching of black people was often used as public displays to show Caucasian dominance over African Americans. Curry then concludes his essay by stating an article from the Birmingham Voice of the People from April 1, 1916. The article states an incident that happened in 1916 where a black man accidently brushed past a white girl in order to catch a train, and was then beaten by a group of Caucasian males, and was then hung from a tree. The article then stated that pictures of the hanged body were being sold for 5 cents. This article selected by Curry reinforces his argument that lynching was used as a method of showing white dominance over African Americans. Overall, Curry presents a very serious and grave view about the topic of lynching and the appearance of nooses in today’s society. On the other hand, Ellis Cose’s essay about the same topic takes a very different stance to the issue of nooses in today’s society. Ellis Cose starts off his essay by questioning the seriousness of making nooses, and publicly displaying them. Cose then describes the most likely cause for the sudden increase in noose displays in public, well traveled areas. He states an incident that happened at a school in Jena, Louisiana in 2006. Six black students were accused of beating a white student after finding three nooses tied to a tree outside the school. The students
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