A Black Man Says He Was Almost The Victim Of An 'Attempted Lynching' Caught On Video

Videos of the incident show multiple white men holding Booker's body against a tree as a few white women stand next to them, telling the men to let him go.

In another video, a shirtless man is seen apparently yelling at Booker, calling him a"nappy-headed bitch." A third video shows the same man yelling at bystanders"you invaded us."facebook.com Booker said they told the man that they believed the organizers of the event had obtained permission to cross the area, but they apologized and continued to the gathering site. After talking with an organizer who said that the man was not the property owner, Booker said they decided to walk back through the area to"see if we could smooth things over a bit."

The group then followed them and then two"jumped me from behind and knocked me to the ground," Booker said.

This is why I don’t go south of downtown Indy

KURT KINSER (k2704) and TIM BEAVER (B9371) - officers who did nothing for Vauhxx Booker when they should have arrested for assault and hate crime GovHolcomb citybloomington firethem

Arrest those terrible white supremacists now

Geez. 50 years ago I went to grad school at IU Bloomington, which is in Monroe County. I would have hoped that things would have changed for the better there. This incident suggests that the more things change, the more they stay the same.

To flood Prosecutor Erika Oliphant's email with demands for justice for this hate crime, copy/paste this template ➡️

Just sad.

Vehicular assault on peaceful protesters in Bloomington tonight while leaving protests against the attempted lynching and lack of justice.

Almost trying to lynch black folks is the epitome of covert white supremacy.

This is disgusting but this is 'greatest country in the world' according to the guy running the Confederate States of America?

ChrisCuomo

AND a protester was hit by a white supremacist in the same town today (Bloomington, IN)

Monroe county. Why am I not surprised? I grew up in Indiana and went to Indiana university, and Monroe county and nearby Martinsville have always been known to be the KKK centers of Indiana.

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