The case of the Jena Six exposed racial injustice and inequality following an incident involving six male African American teenagers. They believed the nooses were a message from unknown white supremacists of their feelings and possible intentions toward African American students at Jena High School. What followed were a series of incidents on the school campus including an arson that generated significant damage to the high school on November 30, 2006. No one was charged with the arson and both white students and Black students suspected each other. On September 20, 2007 nearly 20,000 protestors marched in Jena, a town of 3,000 residents, calling attention to similar incidents where white students were treated more leniently.

Source: ABC News October 21, 2023 20:05 UTC