Numerous Race Threats and Crimes on the Rise in the Wake of Obama's Election

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Obama Election Spurs "Hundreds" of Race Threats, Crimes (from The Huffington Post):

Cross burnings. Schoolchildren chanting "Assassinate Obama." Black figures hung
from nooses. Racial epithets scrawled on homes and cars.

Incidents around the country referring to President-elect Barack Obama are dampening the postelection glow of racial progress and harmony, highlighting the stubborn racism that remains in America.

From California to Maine, police have documented a range of alleged crimes, from vandalism and vague threats to at least one physical attack. Insults and taunts have been delivered by adults, college students and second-graders.

There have been "hundreds" of incidents since the election, many more than usual, said Mark Potok, director of the Intelligence Project at the Southern Poverty Law Center, which monitors hate crimes.

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