Thousands rally for 6 black teens in La.

Friday, September 21, 2007

JENA, La. -- Drawn by a case tinged with one of the most hated symbols of Old South racism -- a hangman's noose tied in an oak tree -- tens of thousands of protesters rallied Thursday against what they see as a double standard of prosecution for blacks and whites.

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