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1. Injustice in Jena?

Author

Jones, Richard G.

Subjects
TREES, RACISM, JENA High School (Jena, La.)
Abstract

The article focuses on the controversy over a tree which became a symbol for racial bias in Jena High School in Louisiana. Issues were raised when three nooses appeared on the tree after a black student sat under it where only white students used to sit. The incident dismissed as a prank sparked fights between black and white students. On September 20, 2007, about 20,000 people demonstrated in Jena against the unfair treatment of black students who came to be known as the Jena Six. It says that school officials have cut down the controversial tree.

Published
2007

2. Protest in Louisiana Case Echoes the Civil Rights Era.

Author

Jones, Richard G.

Subjects
*PUBLIC demonstrations, *DISCRIMINATION in justice administration, *BLACK students, *CIVIL rights movements, *TRIALS (Attempted murder)
Abstract

The article reports on the protests against the judicial treatment of six black students in Jena, Louisiana. On September 20, 2007, thousands of people marched through streets in the town. They came from across the country. They were shouting slogans from the U.S. civil rights movements era. The students were arrested after they beat a white student in 2006 and charged with attempted murder. The issue has fueled the debate on race discrimination in the judicial system there.

Published
2007

3. In Louisiana, a Tree, a Fight and a Question of Justice.

Author

Jones, Richard G.

Subjects
*BLACK students, *TRIALS (Attempted murder), *DISCRIMINATION in justice administration, *PUBLIC demonstrations
Abstract

The article reports that a court trial of six black students in Jena, Louisiana in an attempted murder case has resulted into demonstrations against racial bias in the criminal justice system. The students are alleged to have beaten a white student at Jena High School. This event was preceded by sitting of a black student under a tree where generally white people would sit. Next day three nooses appeared on the tree and then a white student was beaten.

Published
2007

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