Jena 6
Jena 6 Still Need Support
When you read about the Jena 6, it feels like you must be reading about something that happened more than 50 years ago before the Civil Rights Movement. It's hard to believe that it is happening in 2007.
There is some good news, but the battle is not over yet.
Background Info for those of you not yet familiar with the Jena 6
The Jena 6 incident started at Jena High School when some black students sat under a tree that had been traditionally reserved the white students. The next day, nooses painted with the school colors were hung from the tree. The students responsible for hanging the nooses were expelled but the School Superintendent later reversed their expulsions referring to the noose hangings as a “prank.â€
Civil Rights | double standard | Human Rights | inequity | injustice | Jena 6 | Race | Racism
