Summary

A yearbook picture is causing a stir white boys standing around holding nooses

Source CONUS Archive
Record ID 161606
Story Slug Yearbook - Flap
Location Raleigh, NC
Format pkg
Date 05/27/1999
Archive Time 24:26
TRT 1:15
Supers CHATHAM COUNTY, NC CHRIS TAYLOR/STUDENT :20 DELPHINE TAYLOR/MOTHER 1:18 RUNS 1:43
Video Description People looking at yearbook, photo in yearbook, cu of what looks like someone holding a noose, ext of school, sot, ext of school, photo in yearbook, shots of yearbook
Description A yearbook picture is causing a stir white boys standing around holding nooses
Script LEAD: PICTURES HAVE SOME STUDENTS AND THEIR PARENTS IN CHATHAM COUNTY (NC) UPSET THE PICTURES SHOW STUDENTS WEARING NOOSES SOME STUDENTS SAY IT'S A VERY REAL SIGN OF RACISM IN THEIR SCHOOL CHATHAM COUNTY SCHOOLS HAVE TAKEN ACTION TO CORRECT THE PROBLEM BUT TRACY WILSON REPORTS ONE PARENT SAYS THAT'S NOT ENOUGH ---TAKE PKG--- NO PKG SCRIPT AVAIL TAG: CHRIS TAYLOR SAYS TWO OF THE STUDENTS IN THE PICTURE DID APOLOGIZE TO HIM BUT HE SAYS HE PLANS TO ASK THE SCHOOL BOARD TO MAKE THE FIVE STUDENTS SIT OUT OF GRADUATION CEREMONIES ATLANTIC
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