excerpt:. "They and their families have suffered enough, as has the state of Louisiana and the town of Jena," the letter reads.

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A black teenager whose prosecution in the beating of a white classmate led to large civil rights protests pleaded guilty to a battery charge.

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Even after removing racial bias in our judicial and prison system, disproportionate numbers of young black men will continue to be incarcerated.

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Sharpton: Bail being posted for Mychal BellStory Highlights Bell and five other black teens are accused of beating white student Justin Barker Beating followed white students hanging nooses from a tree on school grounds

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Racial tension, especially in the South, has never gone away, and has never stopped being important.

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The FBI is looking into a white supremacist Web site that purports to list the addresses of five of the six black teenagers accused of beating a white student in Jena and "essentially called for their lynching,"...

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....Every American should be deeply disturbed by the blatant racism and bias that governed this case .... The Congressional Black Caucus will continue to stand and pledge our support to these young men and their families," ...

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The tree that started all the trouble was one of those beautiful old Southern oaks with thick outspread boughs offering a haven of cool shade in the noon heat. It stood outside the high school in rural Jena, La., where it was known as the White Tree.

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Traffic jammed the two-lane road leading into the tiny town of Jena early Thursday as thousands of demonstrators gathered in support of six black teens initially charged with attempted murder in the beating of a white classmate.

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Students from Howard University in Washington, DC are making the 24 hour trip to Jena to take part in the rally. The students say this is about equal treatment for all and they're proud to be a part of making history.

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