Armed segregationists gathering in Jena - Black Panthers have shown up to counter

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Demonstrators responding to a call from a segregationist in Mississippi have begun straggling into the town of Jena (JEE'-nuh), Louisiana, in small groups of twos and threes.

It's not clear yet just what kind of response there will be to the call by Richard Barrett for a protest against the Martin Luther King holiday, and against the black teenagers known as the Jena Six. 5 of those teens were initially charged with attempted murder in the beating of a white schoolmate. Those charges were later reduced.

It's also not yet clear how many counter-demonstrators will be there. Eight members of the New Black Panthers arrived, surveyed the scene, and left. They said they'd issue a statement later. A small group of white counter-demonstrators is also there.

About two dozen uniformed law enforcement officers were outside the local courthouse as people began arriving.

Some of the supporters of Barrett's "Nationalist Movement" are armed, despite a call from Barrett to leave guns behind. The acting sheriff, Scott Franklin, told a father and son to put away two shotguns. But they were allowed to continue to wear holstered sidearms.

1 of the men told reporters he was there "to protest black-on-white crime."

http://www.eyewitnessnewstv.com/Global/story.asp?S=7750910

[Ban Hammer 13,360]

grab the and head there!

[Alex+R 0]

I can't wait to hear Lucky Strike's take on this.

[Ban Hammer 13,360]

I can't wait to hear Lucky Strike's take on this.

why?

[Trumplestiltskin 5,791]

Jena, that's where the black folks get harsher judicial sentences than whites who commit similar crimes.

Racism and counter-racism. Sounds like the worst place in America.

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Jena, that's where the black folks get harsher judicial sentences than whites who commit similar crimes.

Racism and counter-racism. Sounds like the worst place in America.

Sounds about right.

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MSNBC saying about 20 Klansmen have arrived to join the protests.

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MSNBC saying about 20 Klansmen have arrived to join the protests.

get out the lawnchairs, this should be good.

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They showed a big sign that said Equal Rights for Whites. The guy holding it didn't look very white though. Weird.

[Amby 490]

the kkk is so strange. lately they've been walking around neighborhoods around here at night and leaving kkk business cards in peoples mailboxes saying they're watching over them. creepy.

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the kkk is so strange. lately they've been walking around neighborhoods around here at night and leaving kkk business cards in peoples mailboxes saying they're watching over them. creepy.

Note to self: Stay the hell out of the midwest.

[Trumplestiltskin 5,791]

the kkk is so strange. lately they've been walking around neighborhoods around here at night and leaving kkk business cards in peoples mailboxes saying they're watching over them. creepy.

Do they know where all the black people live so they can avoid leaving the cards at their houses - or are those things meant to have the same effect whatever ethnicity you are?

[Amby 490]

I don't know! good question. maybe I will leave a note on my mailbox and ask them just in case they come to my neighborhood

[almaty 19]

MSNBC saying about 20 Klansmen have arrived to join the protests.

hmmm..there be a few posters missing on vj today then....... ...that was just wrong

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MSNBC saying about 20 Klansmen have arrived to join the protests.

hmmm..there be a few posters missing on vj today then....... ...that was just wrong

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