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October 20, 2007

A black teenager whose prosecution in the beating of a white classmate drew thousands to Louisiana for a civil rights demonstration is back in jail, but a prosecutor said Friday the sentence has nothing to do with the racially charged case. ...more

October 13, 2007

In the months since nooses dangling from a schoolyard tree raised racial tensions in Jena, La., the frightening symbol of segregation-era lynchings has been turning up across the country. ...more

October 11, 2007

A judge on Friday denied a request to release a teenager whose arrest in the beating of a white classmate sparked this week's civil rights protest in Louisiana. ...more

September 22, 2007

Thousands of people from across the nation converged Thursday on this rural town to protest what they consider the overzealous prosecution of six black high school students charged with beating a white schoolmate. ...more

September 21, 2007