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The Northerner

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Thu Oct-20-11 07:24 PM
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Halloween Decoration Removed From Brooklyn Home After Being Called Racist

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NEW YORK (CBSNewYork) – A Halloween display at a home in Brooklyn has been taken down after some called it a symbol of racism.

A scarecrow painted to have dark skin was hanging by a rope from a tree in front of a home in Kensington.

Some neighbors say the homeowner gets in the spirit of Halloween every year and believe he meant no harm by the display.

But one councilman argued it was reminiscent of a lynching.

Read more: http://newyork.cbslocal.com/2011/10/20/halloween-decoration-removed-from-brooklyn-home-after-being-called-racist/

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