Jena 6
Description
In a small-town Jena, Louisiana, six families are fighting for their sons' lives. Two nooses are left as a warning to black students trying to integrate their playground, fights break out across town, a white man pulls a shotgun on black students, someone burns down most of the school, the DA puts six black students on trial for attempted murder, and the quiet town of Jena becomes the site of the largest civil rights demonstration in the South since the 1960s. This film presents the story of racial inequality and violence, once hidden and now becoming painfully apparent. It is a powerful symbol for, and example of, how racial justice works in America - where the lynching noose has now been replaced by the DA's pen.
Runtime
29 min
Subjects
- School violence (26)
- Racism (548)
- Equality before the law (3)
- Hate crimes (27)
- Ethnicity (289)
- African Americans (1140)
Geography
Genre
Date of Publication
[2013], c2008
Database
Films on Demand
Direct Link
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