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... > social science subjects > criminology and criminal justice > criminology > race and crime > cases in race and crime > Jena Six

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Jena Six  

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  • For years, racial tensions simmered in the small, rural Louisiana town of Jena. In August 2006 an incident there sparked marches and national discourse on the judicial system and race. [Source: Encyclopedia of Race and Crime; Jena 6]

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