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Noose part of historical display near Missouri voting booths covered up after complaints

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A replica hangman’s noose on display near voting booths at a Missouri polling center has been covered up following complaints it was “clear intimidation” toward Black voters.

The noose is part of a historical display in place for years outside the election office in Stone County, and marks the last legal execution by hanging in the state, which occurred in the county in 1937, Stone County Clerk Cindy Elmore told the Kansas City Star.

Roscoe Jackson, a White man, was hanged for the murder of Paul Bozarth. However, the Missouri Democratic Party released a photo of the display near several voting booths in downtown Galena, about 20 miles northwest of Branson, and said the noose was “clear intimidation targeting Black voters.” “This symbol’s.

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