The Jena 6 / Big Noise Films.
"In a small town in Louisiana, six families are fighting for their sons' lives. Two nooses are left as a warning to black students trying to integrate their playground, fights break out across town, a white man pulls a shotgun on black students, someone burns down most of the school, the DA puts six...
Uniform Title: | Rovi Media Collection. Movies.
Rovi K-12 education materials. |
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Language: | English |
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Oakland, CA :
PM Press,
[2008], ℗2008.
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Series: | Rovi Media Collection. Movies.
Rovi K-12 education materials. |
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Physical Description: | 1 video disc (approximately 30 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in. |
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Jena six. |
Format: | Video DVD |
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"In a small town in Louisiana, six families are fighting for their sons' lives. Two nooses are left as a warning to black students trying to integrate their playground, fights break out across town, a white man pulls a shotgun on black students, someone burns down most of the school, the DA puts six black students on trial for attempted murder, and the quiet town of Jena becomes the site of the largest civil rights demonstration in the South since the 1960s. The Jena 6 is the story of hidden racial inequality and violence becoming visible. It is a powerful symbol for, and example of, how racial justice works in America where the lynching noose has been replaced by the DA's pen."--Distributor's website. |
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Note: | "Issued under license to PM Press"--Container. Videorecording. |
Call Number: | CR1 D0095153 VideoDVD |
ISBN: | 9781604860115 1604860111 |
Credits: | Filmed, directed and produced by Kouross Esmaeli, Richard Rowley, and Jacqueline Soohen. |
System Details: | DVD (NTSC), stereo, 1.78:1 aspect ratio, all regions. |
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Narrated by Mumia Abu Jamal. Featuring the defendants, their families and supporters: Robert Bailey, Caseptla Bailey, Marcus Jones, Jesse Ray Beard, Kenneth Purvis, Justin Purvis, Michelle Rogers, Barbara Murphy, Anita Tarpley, Andrea Book, Shawn Todd, Rev. Roger L. Green, John Jenkins, Torey Pegram, Blaine Williams, King Downing, Reed Walters, Rev. Al Sharpton. |