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"Jena Six" Teen Shoots Himself

AP | KEVIN McGILL | Posted 01.30.2009 | Politics

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NEW ORLEANS — One of the central figures in the 2007 Jena Six civil rights case never gave up pursuing his football career, even after his well-...

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White Separatists Protest MLK Day In Jena

Time | Mary Foster | Posted 03.28.2008 | Politics

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About 50 white separatists protested the Martin Luther King Jr. holiday Monday in this tiny town, which was thrust into the spotlight months ago by 20...

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Media Myths About The Jena 6

Christian Science Monitor | Craig Franklin | Posted 03.28.2008 | Media

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By now, almost everyone in America has heard of Jena, La., because they've all heard the story of the "Jena 6." White students hanging nooses barely p...

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Thompson On Jena Six: "I Don't Know Anything About It"

TPM Media | Posted 03.28.2008 | Politics

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By any reasonable measure, Fred Thompson, the actor-lobbyist-presidential candidate, is off to a rough start. Particularly on policy matters, Thompson...

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Judge Denies Request To Release Jena Teen On Bail

Associated Press | Posted 03.28.2008 | Home

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A judge on Friday denied a request to release a teenager whose arrest in the beating of a white classmate sparked this week's civil rights protest in ...

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Bowie Donates Thousands To Jena 6 Defense Fund

AP | Posted 03.28.2008 | Entertainment

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David Bowie has donated $10,000 to a legal defense fund for six black teens charged in an alleged attack on a white classmate in the tiny central Loui...

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Louisiana Braces As Jena Becomes Racial Bias Flashpoint

New York Times | Posted 03.28.2008 | Politics

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They called it the White Tree. Not because of the color of its leaves or tint of its bark, but because of the kind of people who typically sat beneath...

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