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Vol. 71/No. 36      October 1, 2007

 
Chicago rally: ‘Defend Jena 6!’
 
CHICAGO, September 16—Melissa Bell and Marcus Jones, parents of jailed Louisiana high school student Mychal Bell, addressed a rally of 500 here today at Whitney Young High School. Bell is one of the Jena Six.

The rally was sponsored by the Chicago chapter of the National Action Network (NAN). Al Sharpton, NAN founder, spoke. “We are going to Jena and we are not going to back down until we have all the charges dropped,” he said. He also announced plans to build a march in Chicago against police brutality.

—DENNIS RICHTER

 
 
 
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