President Bush warned yesterday that the United States is at risk of losing sight of past racial suffering, describing recent displays of nooses and jokes about lynching as "deeply offensive" in a speech to a largely African American audience invited to the White House. -
At Black History Month Event, Bush Denounces Noose Displays
President Bush warned yesterday that the United States is at risk of losing sight of past racial suffering, describing recent displays of nooses and jokes about lynching as "deeply offensive" in a speech to a largely African American audience invited to the White House.-
By Michael Abramowitz and Hamil R. Harris