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Jena Shows Race Relations Still Have a Long Way to Gonew

The six Louisiana high school students, like their young ancestors the Scottsboro boys and the Little Rock Nine, have become a modern-day symbol of Jim Crow justice -- and the implications of their case, which struggled for attention, are a testament for us all.
Philadelphia Weekly  |  Kia Gregory  |  09-24-2007  |  Race & Class

Jena and Peoria Aren't All That Differentnew

Incidents in Illinois, much like the more high-profile case in Louisiana, show the criminal justice system still isn't colorblind, a civil rights leader says.
Illinois Times  |  R.L. Nave  |  09-20-2007  |  Race & Class

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