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The Jena Six were six black teenagers in Jena, Louisiana, convicted in the 2006 beating of Justin Barker, a white student at the local Jena High School, which they also attended. Barker was injured on December 4, 2006 by the members of the Jena Six, and received treatment at an emergency room.
Dec 4, 2021 · Bryant Purvis was just 17 when he became a part of the "Jena Six." He and five other Black teens were accused and later convicted of attacking a white student at a high school in Jena, Louisiana, a town with a large majority of white residents, after a series of racially charged incidents there.
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Aug 5, 2008 · September 20, 2007 • Thousands from across the nation are expected to march the streets of Jena, Louisiana, to rally in support of the "Jena Six," six African American teens facing charges...
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Aug 30, 2011 · Looking Back At Jena 6. In August 2006, a black student in Jena, La. asked if he could sit under a tree on campus or if it was reserved for whites. Three nooses hung from the tree the next...
Jul 5, 2017 · 'My Story as a Jena 6': Racism and justice in a small Louisiana town. Lex Talamo. Shreveport Times. 0:00. 0:59. Bryant Purvis was 17 years old when he was charged with attempted murder...
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Jul 10, 2007 · Six black students at Jena High School in Central Louisiana were arrested last December after a school fight in which a white student was beaten and suffered a concussion and multiple bruises....
Sep 20, 2007 · document. Background: Jena 6. Document Date: September 20, 2007. In the fall of 2006 in Jena, Louisiana, a small town that is 85% white, a series of events unfolded that have had critical consequences for those involved and which indicate an explosive racial justice situation in Louisiana.
