Jena Six incident
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The “Jena Six” Incident in Jena, Louisiana refers to six Black High School students who attacked Justin Barker, a White student, and were prosecuted for such attack. On December 6, 2006 the "Jena Six" attacked and beat Justin Barker at Jena High School. According to sworn testimony, they then stomped him repeatedly, while he was unconscious on the ground.
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[edit] Background
Earlier three White students hanged two nooses on a tree at the Jena high school. Race probably had nothing to do with this event, they were placed as part of a high school sports match. School officials admit the tree incident was not aimed black students, but still had the white students expelled from the school. This was latter successfully appealed and they were allowed back in school after extended in school suspension. They were forced to under go psychological evaluations and there was a failed attempt at prosecution by Federal and Sate authorities. Black students at Jena's high school then started attacking White students leading to the beating of Justin Barker.
[edit] Mychal Bell's criminal record
On October 11, 2007, Mychal Bell one of the Jena Six, was sentenced to 18 months in jail for previous offenses (unrelated to the attack on Justin Barker) of two counts of simple battery and two counts of criminal destruction of property. [1]
[edit] The “Jena Six”
- Mychal Bell
- Robert Bailey, Jr
- Carwin Jones
- Bryant Purvis
- Theo Shaw
- Jessie Ray Bard
[edit] See also
[edit] External links
- The Jena Six-and Other Scams by Patrick Buchanan
- Background on the Jena Six incident
- Black and White Becomes Gray in La. Town
- Thousands Head To Jena, Louisiana For Thursday Protest
- Jackson Criticizes Obama: Presidential Candidate’s Response to Jena, La., Case Called too Weak
- Jena–What The National Media Has Gotten Wrong
- "Jena Ignites a Movement"
- New Nation News forum threads [2] [3]
