The latest noose was found at the site in Windsor on Wednesday morning, the day of a scheduled meeting between workers and NAACP officials about safety and security, said Connecticut NAACP President Scot X. Esdaile. It’s a sick mindset that Black people have to fight against.”Amazon closed the site over the weekend, saying it was putting additional security measures in place after a seventh noose was found last week. The company closed the site again Wednesday to allow the FBI to investigate after the new noose was found under some electrical materials, Amazon spokesperson Kelly Nantel said in a statement. Esdaile said NAACP officials were not let onto the site Wednesday to talk with workers. “We’re doing everything we can from a security point of view, everything we can from a law enforcement point of view.
Source: ABC News May 26, 2021 18:30 UTC