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Black students speak about racist incident caught on video: "It was like a slap in the face"

Black students speak about racist incident caught on video: "It was like a slap in the face"

Summary

Two University of Mississippi students were recorded by a Ring camera making monkey gestures and sounds outside an apartment where several Black students lived. CBS News spoke with the students in the apartment; the article title quotes one describing the incident as “like a slap in the face.”

Key Facts

  • The incident took place outside an apartment at the University of Mississippi, also known as Ole Miss.
  • Several Black students lived in the apartment.
  • A Ring camera recorded two University of Mississippi students outside the apartment.
  • The video showed the two students making monkey gestures and sounds.
  • CBS correspondent Jericka Duncan spoke with students who were in the apartment.
  • The article title quotes a student describing the incident as “like a slap in the face.”
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