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In Historic March, Tens of Thousands Gather from Across Nation to Demand Justice for Jena Six

In Historic March, Tens of Thousands Gather from Across Nation to Demand Justice for Jena Six

Tens of thousands of protesters gathered Thursday in the town of Jena, Louisiana to demand justice for the Jena Six—the six African American teenagers facing a total of over 100 years in prison for allegedly beating a white student in a schoolyard fight. The fight occurred after white students hung nooses from a tree at the school. Thursday’s protest was one of the largest civil rights rallies in the South since the 1960s. [includes rush transcript]

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