The Jena Six brings back memories of the past

A judicial system allegedly biased against people simply because they are black. White supremacists calling for African-Americans to be lynched. Mass demonstrations led by prominent black leaders. But all this has been taking place over the past year in America’s Deep South. Unbelievable in the year that a black candidate has, for the first time, a realistic chance of reaching the White House? Or is all this a huge over reaction to a minor event? Read the stories and take a view.

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/programmes/this_world/6685441.stm http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/americas/7005866.stm http://edition.cnn.com/2008/CRIME/01/24/jena.indictment/index.html http://edition.cnn.com/2007/US/11/01/nooses/index.html