1.0link144109<![CDATA[Obama Election Spurs "Hundreds" Of Race Threats, Crimes]]>http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2008/11/15/obama-election-spurs-hund_n_144109.htmlCross 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.