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BANGOR, Me. — In October, the N.A.A.C.P. chapter for northern Maine got shocking news. A man from a nearby town had threatened to shoot “any and all black persons” attending the group’s meetings at an old stone church here, and state prosecutors were worried enough to seek a restraining order.
-- Abby Goodnough for The New York Times
And this is not such an exceptional event, as we are reminded how the most virulent racism is still pretty fundamental to the American experience.
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BANGOR, Me. — In October, the N.A.A.C.P. chapter for northern Maine got shocking news. A man from a nearby town had threatened to shoot “any and all black persons” attending the group’s meetings at an old stone church here, and state prosecutors were worried enough to seek a restraining order.
-- Abby Goodnough for The New York Times
And this is not such an exceptional event, as we are reminded how the most virulent racism is still pretty fundamental to the American experience.
