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September 20, 2007
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TODAY'S DEMOCRACY NOW!:
* As Civil Rights Activists Converge from Across the Nation, Louisiana
Prosecutor Breaks Public Silence to Defend Case Against Jena Six *
Tens of thousands of protesters are expected to gather today in the tiny
town of Jena, Louisiana for a rally to support six African American students
- known as the Jena Six -- who were initially charged with attempted murder
for allegedly beating a white student in a schoolyard fight. On Wednesday,
the Reverend Al Sharpton spoke after meeting with the jailed Jena Six member
Mychal Bell. District Attorney Reed Walters also broke his public silence to
defend his prosecution of the Jena Six.
Listen/Watch/Read
http://www.democracynow.org/article.pl?sid=07/09/20/138247
* Fifty Years Since Little Rock Nine, New HBO Documentary Tells the Story of
a Defining Civil Rights Struggle *
Celebrations are being prepared in Little Rock, Arkansas for the 50th
anniversary of one of the pivotal events of the civil rights era. In
September 1957,three years after the Supreme Court's landmark Brown v. Board
of Education ruling, a group of African American students attempted to
desegregate the all-white Central High School in Little Rock. They were
escorted into the school by armed National Guard after local authorities
vowed to block their entry. We speak with one of the Little Rock Nine,
Minnijean Brown-Trickey, and the filmmakers Craig and Brent Renaud, creators
of the new HBO documentary ³Little Rock Central: 50 Years Later.²
Listen/Watch/Read
http://www.democracynow.org/article.pl?sid=07/09/20/139201
* Report from Jena: Thousands Gather in Louisiana to Rally for Jena Six *
Independent journalist Rick Rowley joins us from Jena, Louisiana for a live
report on the protests in support of the Jena Six. We get reaction from
Little Rock Nine member Minnijean Brown-Trickey.
Listen/Watch/Read
http://www.democracynow.org/article.pl?sid=07/09/20/139206
* Latino, African American Voices Highlighted in New Documentaries on World
War II Soldiers *
The new PBS documentary ³The War² sparked controversy because it originally
excluded the voices of any Latino or Native American veterans. Under
pressure, director Ken Burns agreed to add 28 minutes of footage including
interviews with two Latino veterans and one Native American. We speak to the
filmmakers of two companion documentaries highlighting Latino and African
American voices: Julie Cohen of ³New York Goes to War² and Sam Toperoff of
³New York War Stories.²
Listen/Watch/Read
http://www.democracynow.org/article.pl?sid=07/09/20/139218
* Headlines for September 20, 2007 *
- Iraqi PM Pledges to Hold Blackwater Accountable for Killings
- Senate GOPers Block Measure to Restore Habeus Corpus
- Senate Rejects Longer Rests for Returning U.S. Troops
- White House Backs Israel on Cutting Off Gaza
- Anti-Syrian Lawmaker Killed in Beirut
- Burmese Activists Rally Against Military Government
- Parents of Slain Peace Activist Rachel Corrie Denied Caterpillar Suit
- Rep. King: ³Too Many Mosques² in U.S.
Listen/Watch/Read
http://www.democracynow.org/article.pl?sid=07/09/20/138236
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Friday, September 21, 2007:
* As many as 60,000 protesters gathered today in Jena Louisiana to call
for all charges to be dropped against the Jena Six.
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"Tipping the Scales of Justice in Jena"
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