The Case of Louisiana's 'Jena Six'
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Judge Removed From Jena Six Case()
August 5, 2008 A new judge has been appointed to hear the cases against five of the remaining Jena Six defendants. Last Friday, J.P. Mauffray Jr. — the judge presiding over the case — was removed for making biased remarks. NPR's Tony Cox gets an update.
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Member of 'Jena Six' Strikes Plea Deal()
December 5, 2007 Mychal Bell, one of the "Jena Six," has accepted a plea bargain as one of six black teenage boys accused of beating a white classmate after a series of racially motivated incidents in Louisiana. Chicago Tribune reporter Howard Witt and Louis Scott, attorney for Bell, explain details of the plea.
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Congress Questions 'Jena 6' Lawyers()
October 16, 2007 Lawyers and legal advisers defending the African-American men known as the "Jena 6" testified before the House Judiciary Committee Tuesday morning. The team was asked about the legal and social circumstances surrounding the allegedly racially motivated attacks in the central Louisiana town.
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'Jena Six' Story Gained Momentum Online()
September 24, 2007 The "Jena Six" are still in the national spotlight, but it took several months for the racially charged story to get picked up by the mainstream media. The story simmered on blogs and social networking sites for months, gradually building an online life of its own.
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Father of Jena Attack Victim Speaks Out()
September 21, 2007 Student Justin Barker was beaten up by six black youths in Jena, La., last year. Now his father David talks about his son, the Jena Six case and race relations in the rural Louisiana town.
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Bloggers a Force Behind Jena Protests()
September 21, 2007 Before it emerged in the mainstream media, the case of the Jena Six simmered for months in the African-American blogosphere. Protests were organized, petitions were launched and thousands of dollars were raised online.
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Protesters March in Support of Jena Six()
September 20, 2007 Demonstrators gather in Jena, La., for rallies and marches in support of six teenagers charged in the beating of a white classmate. The crowd chanted "free the Jena six," as the Rev. Al Sharpton arrived at the courthouse with family members of the teens.
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'Jena Six' Teen Has Verdict Vacated()
September 17, 2007 Mychal Bell, one of six black teens arrested for allegedly attacking a white classmate in Jena, La., has had both of his convictions in the case thrown out. A Louisiana judge ruled that Bell, a minor at the time of the crime, should not have been tried as an adult.
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'Jena Six' Case Exposes Town's Racial Tensions()
September 10, 2007 A racially charged case has brought Jena, a small town in central Louisiana, into the national spotlight. An e-mail petition supporting six black high-school students accused of attacking a white classmate has more than 100,000 signatures.
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Case of 'Jena Six' Tears at Small Town's Harmony()
September 7, 2007 The town of Jena, La., copes with a case of racially motivated violence, even as court proceedings against those involved move ahead. The case centers on a tree at a high school that was a meeting place for white students. It exposes racial tensions in a small town.
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