Racism

A federal judge refused to dismiss a custodian’s claim that co-workers in Orleans County, N.Y., called him a “nigger,” showed him pictures of President Obama’s head on a monkey’s body, and fired him after it told him he would “pay the price” if he reported further harassment.

ROCHESTER, N.Y. — A federal judge refused to dismiss a custodian’s claim that co-workers in Orleans County, N.Y., called him a “nigger,” showed him pictures of President Obama’s head on a monkey’s body, and fired him after it told him he would “pay the price” if he reported further harassment.

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