CBS:
The city of Placerville is deciding if they should change their logo to remove the image of a noose hanging from a tree after concerns over the symbolism and the area’s “Hangtown” nickname.Here's some background on the nickname.
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Changing the city’s nickname is off the table, for now, which is a relief for some longtime residents.
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“I understand why there is pressure to change the noose. It could be misguided because nobody was lynched here for racial reasons. It was capital punishment”