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In fall of 2006, Black
children had to take permission from the school to sit underneath a tree called
the “white tree”. It was a tree culturally reserved for white students only at
Jena High School. The school officials granted their request and the next day
the White students hung three nooses on the tree. The sight of a noose was one
of the ways Whites put Blacks in their place before segregation was abolished.
It was a message that stated that Blacks should stay in their inferior places or
be hung on a tree. This got the Black community of Jena upset and it let to
multiple tensions and fights. In one of the fights, a White boy was seriously
beaten, but attended a social event later that day. Now Six Black boys have
being arrested and they want to charge one of the Black boys for attempted
murder and the tennis shoe was the weapon. If convicted, he may spend up to 22
years behind bars.
All Americans who love
freedom and justice must come together and define what form of freedom and
justice they want from their city, county, state, and federal authorities.
Injustice somewhere is injustice everywhere. A look at the root of the problem
shows that the principal and officials of Jena High School are to be blamed for
this incident. Why should they allow a place called the “white tree” in the
twenty first century America? Is it not a shame that Black students have to
take permission to sit under a tree in an American school ground? It could be
possible that they went to take permission because they have been chased away
from underneath the tree before or they knew the consequences of sitting there
without official approval. After the three nooses where hung on the tree by
White students to protest the presence of Blacks underneath their “white tree”,
the principal did take the right action by making an attempt to expel the
students, but was overruled by the school’s Superintendent Roy Breithaupt. The
principal of Jena High School must be commended for doing his part in making
America a civilized place to live in. Roy Breithaupt only recommended a three
day suspension for what he considered an “adolescence prank”. He even got the
District Attorney Reed Walters to come threaten the Black students and he
promised them that he could ruin their lives with the stroke of a pen.
It is a shame that in
American, a country trying to spread freedom and democracy around the world have
certain citizens in their domain that are still not free because of the mere
color of their skin. In some of the fights, Black students were attacked by
Whites but were never punished. A white man during this period of tension in
the community also tried to shoot some Black men at a convenient store with a
loaded rifle, but the gun was wrestled away from him. The White man got fined
for carrying a gun, but the Black man with the gun got arrest for felony theft.
Are the police in Jena, Louisiana there to protect and serve all citizens or
just the White people? So if a Black man takes a gun to protect his life, he
becomes a criminal? Is he a criminal because he prevented a White man from
shooting him to death or because he is alive with a White man’s gun? Something
has to be done by every well meaning American to prevent this kind of mentality
in our police force, courts, and all institutions.
Those living in
or around Jena, Louisiana should go to the court house to protest at the hearing
on September 20, 2007. Rev. Al Sharpton, Warren Valentine, and Michael Baisden
will be organizing a rally by the court house. If the Hispanics and some
illegal aliens could mobilize close to a hundred thousand in about twenty major
American cities about their immigration status, Americans who believe in Freedom
and fairness should be able to do the same in Jena, Louisiana. Please do
whatever you can to make a change for our great country. Pick up the phone and
call the Louisiana Governor, the congress person for Jena city district, and
also call your media outlets and report the incident. Also mention the names of
Superintendent Roy Breithaupt and District Attorney Reed Walters stating exactly
what they did. Not all God-fearing Americans will make it to the court house,
but we all can do a little through blog, e-mails, and telephones to make our
great nation great for all. You may contact the Louisianan Governor: Kathleen
Blanco, PO Box 94004, Baton Rouge, LA 70804 -9004. Phone: (225) 342-0991
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