In March 2006 three white Duke University lacrosse players were accused of brutally raping a Black college student who was hired as an exotic dancer at a team party. The case quickly made national headlines, and the prosecutor Michael Nifong became the public face of the case, stating emphatically that the attack occurred and had racial overtones.
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