Support for the Jena Six is springing up all over the country. Here's a fairly typical example, from Ball State University in Muncie, Indiana:About 100 students marched on the campus of Ball State University this morning to show their support for the "Jena 6," high school students in Jena, La., facing criminal charges in the beating of a white classmate.Meanwhile busloads of people are converging on the small town in Louisiana at the center of the controversy. They're coming from Detroit, from North Texas, and lots of other places too.
With individuals holding signs that read “Free Jena 6” and “Don’t let history repeat itself,” the group began the march at 8 a.m. at LaFollette Field and ended at the Student Center off University Avenue.
Ebony Strong, president of Ball State’s Black Student Association, organizers of the march, said she was pleased with the turnout at this morning’s event.
“We felt like this was a good thing for BSA to do. That, even though we are in Muncie, we can still make a difference and show the people this is affecting in Louisiana how much we care.”
Nationwide, similar rallies and marches are being held today to protest the criminal charges against six black high school students charged with crimes related to their alleged involvement in an assault of a white teenager in Jena, La. late last year.
There's more media coverage than you would expect. Here's a report from Canada's National Post.
I may be back with more later; in the meantime please feel free to post your own links and thoughts.