Wednesday, October 03, 2007
English 201 1-3 October 3
The afternoon was warm, the bungalow hot and for some students a bit too fragrant. A student opened the door, while the class sent up a pray for AC, which kicked in just before we passed out--just kidding.
The topic of discussion this afternoon was the Jena 6. Students were given four essays and the lyrics to a song to read. Afterwards, students discussed posted questions. A recorder reported back to the entire class after the small group discussions.
There were great responses from students on the freewrite. The freewrite was a word association: police, court, justice system, prison, jury, Statue of Liberty. Students were to take each word and list whatever came to mind first. Students had the option of writing a poem in the style of Tupac's "Only 4 the Righteous" (The Rose the Grew from Concrete, 21). (Note: Faith Ringgold, artist and the Statue of Liberty.)
Assignment
A. Please paste your responses to the freewrite here.
B. Choose one question, and in a four paragraph essay, include one citation in each paragraph. This can be direct quote or paraphrase. Before you begin the essay, summarize briefly the case. Your position is your thesis.
C. If you'd like to incorporate your freewrite into your essay response , fell free to do so. For the PLIES song, you can paraphrase. Some of the language might be offensive to an academic audience. So if you use direct quotes remember your audience.
Questions
1. After reading all the articles, what conclusions do you reach regarding the Jena 6, and the criminal justice system?
2. Do you agree with Maulana Karnega's analysis of the situation, especially his views on the Civil Rights Movement, which conflict with the views expressed on the same, in Rev. Jessie Jackson's Rainbow Coalition piece?
3. How does PLIES' song: "Real Testament," address the inconsistency sentencing if a person is young and male and black? How does this argument support the view that the Jena 6 were victims of a judicial system that mets out convictions based on one's race, sometimes gender and class?
If you want to watch the rest of the film, Legacy of Torture: The War Against The Black Liberation Movement it's on-line at the Freedom Archives. I'll post a link a little later.
4. A fourth question about the American justice system could look at the Black Panther Party and other revolutionary groups, something Maulana Karenga speaks about in his article. Tupac, his sister and his mother, were casualties of a war this government waged legally against black movements. It's documented. This is one of the themes Tupac wrote about often. He never forgot the brothers locked up for their political beliefs. He never forgot the consequences for speaking up for oneself was often prison or death if what you said was against the government and for the people.
Look at his murder, still unsolved.
So what's the question?
Look at Tupac's work, especially the song, "Words of Wisdom" (in the package). You can also reference Dyson. Here are some terms to free associate re: Jena 6, SF8, Rodney King, Emmett Till, Chauncey Bailey, Khatari Gant. What do all these cases have in common?
5. What issues do these cases: Till, SF8, Jena 6, Khatari Gant, the young man killed last week in North Oakland by police...reference? What is the solution? Karenga offers one, Tupac offers another, Jesse Jackson offers a third. PLIES offers a fourth. Pick one and argue its efficacy: pro or con.
Reading Homework is to continue in the book. We are at Chapter 4-5. I am going to get to that quiz Monday. I guess no one wants to go to see The Color Purple with the class Nov. 6 and no one mentioned the film Friday, October 5, so I guess I won't see you at the Oakland Museum Friday? (See below).
The topic of discussion this afternoon was the Jena 6. Students were given four essays and the lyrics to a song to read. Afterwards, students discussed posted questions. A recorder reported back to the entire class after the small group discussions.
There were great responses from students on the freewrite. The freewrite was a word association: police, court, justice system, prison, jury, Statue of Liberty. Students were to take each word and list whatever came to mind first. Students had the option of writing a poem in the style of Tupac's "Only 4 the Righteous" (The Rose the Grew from Concrete, 21). (Note: Faith Ringgold, artist and the Statue of Liberty.)
Assignment
A. Please paste your responses to the freewrite here.
B. Choose one question, and in a four paragraph essay, include one citation in each paragraph. This can be direct quote or paraphrase. Before you begin the essay, summarize briefly the case. Your position is your thesis.
C. If you'd like to incorporate your freewrite into your essay response , fell free to do so. For the PLIES song, you can paraphrase. Some of the language might be offensive to an academic audience. So if you use direct quotes remember your audience.
Questions
1. After reading all the articles, what conclusions do you reach regarding the Jena 6, and the criminal justice system?
2. Do you agree with Maulana Karnega's analysis of the situation, especially his views on the Civil Rights Movement, which conflict with the views expressed on the same, in Rev. Jessie Jackson's Rainbow Coalition piece?
3. How does PLIES' song: "Real Testament," address the inconsistency sentencing if a person is young and male and black? How does this argument support the view that the Jena 6 were victims of a judicial system that mets out convictions based on one's race, sometimes gender and class?
If you want to watch the rest of the film, Legacy of Torture: The War Against The Black Liberation Movement it's on-line at the Freedom Archives. I'll post a link a little later.
4. A fourth question about the American justice system could look at the Black Panther Party and other revolutionary groups, something Maulana Karenga speaks about in his article. Tupac, his sister and his mother, were casualties of a war this government waged legally against black movements. It's documented. This is one of the themes Tupac wrote about often. He never forgot the brothers locked up for their political beliefs. He never forgot the consequences for speaking up for oneself was often prison or death if what you said was against the government and for the people.
Look at his murder, still unsolved.
So what's the question?
Look at Tupac's work, especially the song, "Words of Wisdom" (in the package). You can also reference Dyson. Here are some terms to free associate re: Jena 6, SF8, Rodney King, Emmett Till, Chauncey Bailey, Khatari Gant. What do all these cases have in common?
5. What issues do these cases: Till, SF8, Jena 6, Khatari Gant, the young man killed last week in North Oakland by police...reference? What is the solution? Karenga offers one, Tupac offers another, Jesse Jackson offers a third. PLIES offers a fourth. Pick one and argue its efficacy: pro or con.
Reading Homework is to continue in the book. We are at Chapter 4-5. I am going to get to that quiz Monday. I guess no one wants to go to see The Color Purple with the class Nov. 6 and no one mentioned the film Friday, October 5, so I guess I won't see you at the Oakland Museum Friday? (See below).
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debbie Adame
eng 201
Sabir
Jena 6
In class we discussed the recent occurences that have taken place in Jena, Louisiana.There, Racial tensions are reaching a breaking point between some white and black groups.The actions of these white students, to place ropes on trees, displays a hatred and evil that words fail to describe.Local authorities, federal authorities and the nation as a whole has overlooked these criminal acts.I believe that the blacks students beating a white student in response is unacceptable.None the less I understand their disappointment and frustration with a government and nation that continues to regard them as people of lesser value.
Undoubtedly, the criminal justice system in this country systematically and delibertley seeks to cruelly and unfairly punish African-Americans.Throughout this nations history blacks have been mistreated and humiliated.At the same time blacks have had no opportunity to defend themselves in the court systems.So we have a African-Americans that have contributed so much to this country, and when these very people are the victims of hatred , we offer them no representation in the legal sytem.We then are surprised when unrest and "riots" take place.The "term" riots may have been developed by an oppresive-white administration to place a negative light on African-Americans God given right and obligation to defend themselves, their dignity and self-worth.
I believe that the justice sytem in this empire, should be changed to the injustice system.Because African-Americans are mistreated in society, and then are once again mistreated in the legal system that provides a safe haeven for the crimes committed by groups of white that are filled with malice and evil.
eng 201
Sabir
Jena 6
In class we discussed the recent occurences that have taken place in Jena, Louisiana.There, Racial tensions are reaching a breaking point between some white and black groups.The actions of these white students, to place ropes on trees, displays a hatred and evil that words fail to describe.Local authorities, federal authorities and the nation as a whole has overlooked these criminal acts.I believe that the blacks students beating a white student in response is unacceptable.None the less I understand their disappointment and frustration with a government and nation that continues to regard them as people of lesser value.
Undoubtedly, the criminal justice system in this country systematically and delibertley seeks to cruelly and unfairly punish African-Americans.Throughout this nations history blacks have been mistreated and humiliated.At the same time blacks have had no opportunity to defend themselves in the court systems.So we have a African-Americans that have contributed so much to this country, and when these very people are the victims of hatred , we offer them no representation in the legal sytem.We then are surprised when unrest and "riots" take place.The "term" riots may have been developed by an oppresive-white administration to place a negative light on African-Americans God given right and obligation to defend themselves, their dignity and self-worth.
I believe that the justice sytem in this empire, should be changed to the injustice system.Because African-Americans are mistreated in society, and then are once again mistreated in the legal system that provides a safe haeven for the crimes committed by groups of white that are filled with malice and evil.
# posted by 
: 11:00 AM
: 11:00 AM
From reading the articles, I can conclude that the American Justice System is racist. It's very unfair how they treat some American citizens. How can they charge a teenager with attempeted murder using a weapon, when that 'deadly weapon' were his sneakers. The laws are being very unfair, but they just do this because the teenagers are African American.
It is hard to understand why up to this day there are people who are racist. And how people want all these 6 African Americans to suffer just because they beat one white guy. It's hard to understand why people will "mail directions to their homes to every white man in Louisiana if we have to in order to find someone willing to deliver justice." Why do these people have to get justice done with their own hands?
With many of the events that have been happening we can say that the 60's are back. Both the Civil Rights and Black Power phase occured around that time. We could say that both are coming back because now people are into movements and they let themselves be heard. They get into organizations and organize marches and protests and just let people know what they want.
The song "Real Testament" by Plies is a very good song. this song is about what happened on Jena Louisiana. Is good that it was made into a song because more people could hear the song and by listening to it they will have an idea of what happenen at Jena.
It is hard to understand why up to this day there are people who are racist. And how people want all these 6 African Americans to suffer just because they beat one white guy. It's hard to understand why people will "mail directions to their homes to every white man in Louisiana if we have to in order to find someone willing to deliver justice." Why do these people have to get justice done with their own hands?
With many of the events that have been happening we can say that the 60's are back. Both the Civil Rights and Black Power phase occured around that time. We could say that both are coming back because now people are into movements and they let themselves be heard. They get into organizations and organize marches and protests and just let people know what they want.
The song "Real Testament" by Plies is a very good song. this song is about what happened on Jena Louisiana. Is good that it was made into a song because more people could hear the song and by listening to it they will have an idea of what happenen at Jena.
# posted by : 4:25 PM
: 4:25 PM
gwen
eng 201
Sabir
In class last week we discussed the case of 6 African Americans on trial for the beating or a white man who “jokingly” hung nooses from the “white tree” in Jena, LA. Before discussing this in class I had no idea about this case because I don’t watch the news or keep up on current events. But after reading the articles I felt that it was just the same thing that happens everyday and it just so happen to be that these Caucasian men got caught an punished for it. I don’t encourage violence of that sort, but I do think that the African American men did do what they did because they felt disrespected in the most terrible way. In regards to their punishment think that it is very unfair to give them a prison sentence but give the Caucasian males nothing but a suspension.
I think that the criminal justice system will do anything they can to get African Americans off of their streets. They will go as far as to put them behind bars for beating up someone. I think that after this recent event it has stirred up a lot more racism than usual. To be honest, I think that majority is from Caucasian extremist. One person from the ANSWP said “If these n***s are released or acquitted, we will find out where they live and make sure that white activists and white citizens in Louisiana know it.” I really wish that someone would do something about the threats that are being made to these people. But as usual, the justice system will ignore it.
In the article titled “Jena and the Judgment of History: Issues of Justice and Struggle” Dr. Maulana Karenga stated “some of us may say we need to rebuild the Civil Rights Movement, but those who resist such revisions of history, know it is the Black Freedom Movement we must rebuild.” I agree with this statement. If we as African Americans want to get ahead in life as far as justice goes, we need to rebuild our system before we go and rebuild someone else’s.
eng 201
Sabir
In class last week we discussed the case of 6 African Americans on trial for the beating or a white man who “jokingly” hung nooses from the “white tree” in Jena, LA. Before discussing this in class I had no idea about this case because I don’t watch the news or keep up on current events. But after reading the articles I felt that it was just the same thing that happens everyday and it just so happen to be that these Caucasian men got caught an punished for it. I don’t encourage violence of that sort, but I do think that the African American men did do what they did because they felt disrespected in the most terrible way. In regards to their punishment think that it is very unfair to give them a prison sentence but give the Caucasian males nothing but a suspension.
I think that the criminal justice system will do anything they can to get African Americans off of their streets. They will go as far as to put them behind bars for beating up someone. I think that after this recent event it has stirred up a lot more racism than usual. To be honest, I think that majority is from Caucasian extremist. One person from the ANSWP said “If these n***s are released or acquitted, we will find out where they live and make sure that white activists and white citizens in Louisiana know it.” I really wish that someone would do something about the threats that are being made to these people. But as usual, the justice system will ignore it.
In the article titled “Jena and the Judgment of History: Issues of Justice and Struggle” Dr. Maulana Karenga stated “some of us may say we need to rebuild the Civil Rights Movement, but those who resist such revisions of history, know it is the Black Freedom Movement we must rebuild.” I agree with this statement. If we as African Americans want to get ahead in life as far as justice goes, we need to rebuild our system before we go and rebuild someone else’s.
# posted by : 10:03 PM
: 10:03 PM
Gewn reread the articles. The 6 boys tried for the beating are African American. The people who hung the nooses from the tree in the school are white. All are juvenile. The white boys were not charged with hate crimes. They were given an in-school suspension, while the black boys, after being abused and attacked throughout the weeks following the "noose incident," were all charged as adults after the white student was beaten. Those charges have been reduced. All the African American teenagers are released now on bail. The last of the Jena 6 to be released was Mychal Bell.
Why this much difference between us?
Do you think there a difference in human being? I hope your answer will be, no. Last week, the hottest news in our media was about Jena 6 black students put in the Jail with outs justice. Moreover, last week, we discussed in our class about the Jena 6. First, as a human being I am very mad to hear about racist and color, because I came to US from the place, which can never talk about your color or race. In what every religion you believing God create all human being in this world as the same creature. I do not understand why peoples are using their mind in wrong way. In addition, in our class we discussed about the justice system in America, in my understanding the people in the justice system who was participating in the Jena’s 6 cases the are going to teach or give as a new definition about the meaning of “justice”. In conclusion, please lets be friends, be brothers and sisters to each other with out any racist idea and with out color difference. Of course, there may be but we may have different between rich and poor, But we all are the same creature in this earth.
Do you think there a difference in human being? I hope your answer will be, no. Last week, the hottest news in our media was about Jena 6 black students put in the Jail with outs justice. Moreover, last week, we discussed in our class about the Jena 6. First, as a human being I am very mad to hear about racist and color, because I came to US from the place, which can never talk about your color or race. In what every religion you believing God create all human being in this world as the same creature. I do not understand why peoples are using their mind in wrong way. In addition, in our class we discussed about the justice system in America, in my understanding the people in the justice system who was participating in the Jena’s 6 cases the are going to teach or give as a new definition about the meaning of “justice”. In conclusion, please lets be friends, be brothers and sisters to each other with out any racist idea and with out color difference. Of course, there may be but we may have different between rich and poor, But we all are the same creature in this earth.
# posted by : 1:10 PM
: 1:10 PM
Sophia Andrews
After reading and discussing with my group the issue of the Jena Six we came to the conclusion that, African Americans are continuously faced with the challenges and struggles that have been formed from slavery. Nothing has changed besides the power that white America has. White supremacy has become greater. For the most part African Americans stand ignorant (meaning not aware) to this, but with the experience of Jena it has all come to be shown that racism still exists.
Unfairness is written all over the incident of Jena six, no one is doing anything about it. Even if Black America wanted to try to stand up for “rights” we will get knocked down with the frustration of neglect that will be received from the” justice system”. Comments such as “ if these niggas are released or acquitted we will find out where they stay and make sure that white activist and white citizens in LA know it”, and “…. The defendants are much better in the hands of the justice system then they are in the hands of the white citizenry of this nation” prove that our justice system is screwed. Well my question is what justice system are they speaking of! Where does the Jena six fall anything along the lines of justice. Especially when the only way that the subject can be touched, and taken seriously is through cyber networking and essays written by Dr. Maulana Karenga.
Just as Dr. Maulana Karenga has said “and we must for ourselves, our history, and the future …posses freedom in the fullest sense, not in the clauses through the constitution, but in the daily practice and promises of life every where and all the time” for something like that to touch at heart so close, and mean so much to an African American like myself. Something is absolutely wrong with our so called “justice system” African Americans have no freedom, no clause in a so called constition applies to use if you ask me. Liberty, morality, and acknowledgement is something that we must practice daily in order for it to be taken seriously if we want to matter, and exists as a people. Unfortunately we don’t have a system that equally does this for us.
In conclusion as Rev Jesse Jackson says: “Jena isn’t just Jena, there is Jena everywhere…” meaning it doesn’t and never has just started with Jena. Racial profile. Cruel treatment to African Americans is happening, and has continuously happening all over the world, and there is not such thing as a justices system for African Americans which unfortunately have to drive us to fight harder for the never ending dream of freedom!
After reading and discussing with my group the issue of the Jena Six we came to the conclusion that, African Americans are continuously faced with the challenges and struggles that have been formed from slavery. Nothing has changed besides the power that white America has. White supremacy has become greater. For the most part African Americans stand ignorant (meaning not aware) to this, but with the experience of Jena it has all come to be shown that racism still exists.
Unfairness is written all over the incident of Jena six, no one is doing anything about it. Even if Black America wanted to try to stand up for “rights” we will get knocked down with the frustration of neglect that will be received from the” justice system”. Comments such as “ if these niggas are released or acquitted we will find out where they stay and make sure that white activist and white citizens in LA know it”, and “…. The defendants are much better in the hands of the justice system then they are in the hands of the white citizenry of this nation” prove that our justice system is screwed. Well my question is what justice system are they speaking of! Where does the Jena six fall anything along the lines of justice. Especially when the only way that the subject can be touched, and taken seriously is through cyber networking and essays written by Dr. Maulana Karenga.
Just as Dr. Maulana Karenga has said “and we must for ourselves, our history, and the future …posses freedom in the fullest sense, not in the clauses through the constitution, but in the daily practice and promises of life every where and all the time” for something like that to touch at heart so close, and mean so much to an African American like myself. Something is absolutely wrong with our so called “justice system” African Americans have no freedom, no clause in a so called constition applies to use if you ask me. Liberty, morality, and acknowledgement is something that we must practice daily in order for it to be taken seriously if we want to matter, and exists as a people. Unfortunately we don’t have a system that equally does this for us.
In conclusion as Rev Jesse Jackson says: “Jena isn’t just Jena, there is Jena everywhere…” meaning it doesn’t and never has just started with Jena. Racial profile. Cruel treatment to African Americans is happening, and has continuously happening all over the world, and there is not such thing as a justices system for African Americans which unfortunately have to drive us to fight harder for the never ending dream of freedom!
# posted by : 4:04 PM
: 4:04 PM
Johnae wright
10/8/07
I n the song “real testament the young rapper piles addresses the law in a real straight forward way, he explains how if your young and black it’s that much harder for you to get any leeway because of the white man not allowing it to happen. He talks about that pain and the struggle that his fellow black patinas have to suffer for threw the expense of a white man not wanting to give the black man the earned “freedom” deserved. He talks about how the “cracker” the white man is banning the black man everyday throughout the country. And how there is no stopping this hatred from one race to another.
“pussy ass cracker give a nigga a hundred years, have ya momma years leavin out the court room in tears” is one of the quotes from his song basically stating that the white man is foul, heartless, and shows no type of sympathy for the “nigga” that chances going to jail. I feel that what plies is feeling is that they find any excuse weather it be petty or not to take a black man and put him away for as long as they possibly can. In black America falling short and becoming a victim to the chain game is most possible unfortunately.
Plies song definitely supports the view that the six were victims of a judicial system that makes judgment based on racial aspects. Now the reason that I think that this argument is supported so well by piles song is that there trying to take the jena six and charge them with attempted murder for beating this white man who brought racial acts to their attention. Now racial content isn’t allowed and that’s the law. This white man totally provoked this activity and should also be punished for his actions.
Its so unfortunate that this racial content can not be approach in a way that is fair after reading the lyrics to this song and really thinking about the stuggle I noticed that we as people or the people around us are not the only one’s that recognize whats going on is not right and needs to put to a stop. The only thing that we need to do is come togther and speak. It seems impossible but if we would all just stop over looking and take action us overcoming this horrible situation can maybe happen
10/8/07
I n the song “real testament the young rapper piles addresses the law in a real straight forward way, he explains how if your young and black it’s that much harder for you to get any leeway because of the white man not allowing it to happen. He talks about that pain and the struggle that his fellow black patinas have to suffer for threw the expense of a white man not wanting to give the black man the earned “freedom” deserved. He talks about how the “cracker” the white man is banning the black man everyday throughout the country. And how there is no stopping this hatred from one race to another.
“pussy ass cracker give a nigga a hundred years, have ya momma years leavin out the court room in tears” is one of the quotes from his song basically stating that the white man is foul, heartless, and shows no type of sympathy for the “nigga” that chances going to jail. I feel that what plies is feeling is that they find any excuse weather it be petty or not to take a black man and put him away for as long as they possibly can. In black America falling short and becoming a victim to the chain game is most possible unfortunately.
Plies song definitely supports the view that the six were victims of a judicial system that makes judgment based on racial aspects. Now the reason that I think that this argument is supported so well by piles song is that there trying to take the jena six and charge them with attempted murder for beating this white man who brought racial acts to their attention. Now racial content isn’t allowed and that’s the law. This white man totally provoked this activity and should also be punished for his actions.
Its so unfortunate that this racial content can not be approach in a way that is fair after reading the lyrics to this song and really thinking about the stuggle I noticed that we as people or the people around us are not the only one’s that recognize whats going on is not right and needs to put to a stop. The only thing that we need to do is come togther and speak. It seems impossible but if we would all just stop over looking and take action us overcoming this horrible situation can maybe happen
# posted by : 4:17 PM
: 4:17 PM
H Nafey
Professor Sabir
English 201A
American Justice System
The issue of racism and American injustice system has been discussed many times through radio and television shows. After reading all the articles, one can sum up that the American Justice system is unjust and racism still exists in the United States. Jena Six is a great example of racism and American injustice system.
The case of Jena Six involves six African American students, who were charged with battery and assault with deadly weapon. What was the deadly weapon? Did anyone discover a knife or a gun from the crime scene? No. The deadly weapon was their shoe. Just a couple of days before the students were charged with assault and battery; a white man pointed a gun at three black student at the convenient store, and threatens them. The students managed to get the gun from the man, and save themselves. But in the end the students were charged with theft, and the man who had pointed the gun went free. This illustrates that how unfairly the black people are treated the Justice system (YouTube Videos).
Secondly, Mychal Bell, one of the students who was arrested for beating a white student, was charged improperly because at the time of the arrest he was only sixteen, but he was tried as an adult. He spent nine months in as adult facility though he was a minor. These mistakes never happen when a white boy is on trial. Furthermore, the bail for his release was chosen so high to make sure that his family could not be able to pay it. This proves that Whites want to show that they are Superior compare to other races, and they will do everything in their power to get the results that they want (Issues of Justice and Struggle).
Finally, to prove that segregation still exists, White students have a tree reserve for them at Jena High School. The Black students had to ask for permission in order to sit under the tree. The next day nooses were hanging from the tree where black students had sat. They students responsible for noose receive a short suspension because White people thought their action was more like a prank, nothing racial.
In short, unfair punishment of Jena Six shows that racism still exists, and the Justice System treats African Americans in the United States unfairly.
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Professor Sabir
English 201A
American Justice System
The issue of racism and American injustice system has been discussed many times through radio and television shows. After reading all the articles, one can sum up that the American Justice system is unjust and racism still exists in the United States. Jena Six is a great example of racism and American injustice system.
The case of Jena Six involves six African American students, who were charged with battery and assault with deadly weapon. What was the deadly weapon? Did anyone discover a knife or a gun from the crime scene? No. The deadly weapon was their shoe. Just a couple of days before the students were charged with assault and battery; a white man pointed a gun at three black student at the convenient store, and threatens them. The students managed to get the gun from the man, and save themselves. But in the end the students were charged with theft, and the man who had pointed the gun went free. This illustrates that how unfairly the black people are treated the Justice system (YouTube Videos).
Secondly, Mychal Bell, one of the students who was arrested for beating a white student, was charged improperly because at the time of the arrest he was only sixteen, but he was tried as an adult. He spent nine months in as adult facility though he was a minor. These mistakes never happen when a white boy is on trial. Furthermore, the bail for his release was chosen so high to make sure that his family could not be able to pay it. This proves that Whites want to show that they are Superior compare to other races, and they will do everything in their power to get the results that they want (Issues of Justice and Struggle).
Finally, to prove that segregation still exists, White students have a tree reserve for them at Jena High School. The Black students had to ask for permission in order to sit under the tree. The next day nooses were hanging from the tree where black students had sat. They students responsible for noose receive a short suspension because White people thought their action was more like a prank, nothing racial.
In short, unfair punishment of Jena Six shows that racism still exists, and the Justice System treats African Americans in the United States unfairly.
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