Gov. Andrew Cuomo says he has directed the New York State Police to create a hate crime investigation unit, in response to a number of racial incidents reported around the state since the presidential election Nov. 8. (wrvo.org)
The national crusade for civil rights, a struggle still incomplete; the rise of student activism, spurred by the Vietnam war; and a couple of violent racial incidents in Ames ripened the atmosphere for the students of Iowa State to champion Trice, who had given his life for the school. (sbnation.com)
A majority of high - school students have witnessed or heard about racial incidents with violent overtones, and nearly half would either join in or approve of the action, according to a recent poll by Louis Harris and Associates. (edweek.org)