Prior to that, 24-year-old Robert Fuller was found hanging from a tree in the Los Angeles suburb of Palmdale, California on June 12 and 38-year-old Malcolm Harsch, another Black man, was found dead in similar circumstances on May 31.
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The bodies of Black people hanging from a tree is an image directly associated with the country’s racist history of lynchings.
The fact that both men were found dead near city buildings — Fuller, 24, near City Hall and Harsch, near the public library — has raised questions causing many to believe foul play is at hand.
“One community member claimed ownership of the ropes and stated that he intentionally placed the ropes on the tree limbs for exercise and games several months ago,” the Oakland Police Department said in a press release.
