3,446 of them
for the lynching of 3,446 Black people
in 100 years!
1865-1965
2006
Nooses
“3”.What?
for sitting under a [wait, there’s such a thing as a]
WHITE TREE?
in Jena [Gee-na], Louisiana that tree
Exists
those nooses were
Hung
The white boys who hung them got
3 days in school suspension (?)
TENSIONS Stirring (tensions long ignored?)
white boys beat up black boys at a party
1 white boy has to apologize
white boys beat up black boys outside a liquor store
1 white boys goes to get a rifle
a black boy takes it and brings it to the police
black boy gets/ in trouble for
Stealing rifle
white boy gets/ in trouble for
Nothing
black boy knocks white boy
Unconscious using a
Shoe
other black boys kick the white boy
white boy goes to the hospital and gets out in about
2 hours
6 black boys no older than
17
are now being charged as
Adults/ for
Aggravated second degree battery
they could get over
20 years-..
-In prison
-Taken away from their lives
action is being taken and has helped, but the fight is
Not over
Besides, why was this ever able to happen?
For those who are interested, Teddy Shaw ’76 will be giving a lecture to alumni, students, faculty and staff about the Jena 6 and the recent Supreme Court decision to stop school integration on Saturday, December 1 from 3 to 5 p.m. in Shanklin 107.
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