 "The Post-Standard (Syracuse, NY)")
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SUPPORTING THE JENA 6; SU STUDENTS, FACULTY MARCH TO JOIN NATIONWIDE PROTESTS.(Local)
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The Post-Standard (Syracuse, NY)
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October 2, 2007
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Byline: Pam Lundborg Staff writer
More than 250 Syracuse University students and faculty members held a protest Monday, saying the treatment of six black teenagers in Jena, La., exemplifies racial disparities in the criminal justice system.
The SU demonstration was one of a series of campus protests held nationwide Monday. The case of the teenagers has sparked national protests and performers such as Mos Def called for a nationwide walkout of classes to hold ...