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The Jena Six controversy began in August 2006 when two Black students stood under the “white tree” during lunch break at Jena High School. The tree and its shade had long been the preserve of white students, and the following day three nooses were found hanging from the tree. The predominantly white school board considered the nooses a prank and handed down brief suspensions.
Months of racial tensions followed, including several altercations between Black and white students. On Dec. 4, a white student was knocked unconscious in a school fight. He was released from the hospital within hours and attended a school function later that night. Second-degree attempted murder charges were subsequently filed against five Black youths for the fight, while a sixth was charged in juvenile court.
Seventeen-year-old Mychal Bell, the first of the six youths to go on trial, faced as much as 22 years in prison after being convicted June 28 of aggravated battery and conspiracy by an all-white jury. As the story of the Jena Six began to spread (especially on Black blogs and talk radio), national pressure on the town began to grow. By early September, attempted murder charges against three of the youths were reduced to aggravated battery and Bell’s conviction was overturned by a state appeals court. Following the Sept. 20 protest, charges against Bell were re-filed in juvenile court and he was released on $45,000 bond.
And the “white tree?” It was cut down over the summer by town officials looking to put the incident behind them. — JT
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That shit is unbelieveable!! Charging those kids with murder for a damn school fight. The boy attended a school function that night! Attempted murder my ass!! Shows you that racism is still alive. They should get the same punishment they gave the white kids. A suspension.
That was not right because them white kids should have got in touble because they had handed three black boys that was stand under the tree they should stand where they want to stand so that was not right i feel that was not right now i really hate white kids because of that mess they should got punishment because that was unbelieveable. IHATE WHITE KIDS I DONT CARE WHAT THEY DO THEY CAN DIE IIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIII HHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHATTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTEEEEEEEEEEE THEM.
I dont think that bulshit was right them muthafuckin kids shouldnt been charged they didint charge them got damn white muthafuckin kids so them prejudice muthafuckas can kiss my ass
I'm sorry, but I can't let this article go without the full story being told.
The Alexandria Town Talk has the complete story, not this half baked "news" report. the address for anyone (to include the writer of this article) is below.
http://www.thetowntalk.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/99999999/NEWS/7091...
if your going to be a reporter, you have to be factual, and neutral. This article was not
This shit pissed me off when my Afro-American teacher told me about this. How come white racist bastards get off so easy.
maybe if you all knew the whole damn story about everything you'd understand. read up a little bit, cause everything thats on the new, aint the damn truth.
im sure as hell not saying what happened is right. cause it not at all. but still read up on shit cause theres so much shit about that whoole story thats a lie or an exxaggeration from the media
that was not right.Even thought thats not the whole story,the boy didn't die.so why was he charged with murder?
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