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Six black teenagers assaulted a white student in Jena, Louisiana; the subsequent court cases became a cause célèbre for perceived racial injustice in the United States.
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Jena Six
Six black teenagers in Louisiana, convicted in a 2006 beating
The Jena Six were six black teenagers in Jena, Louisiana, convicted in the 2006 beating of Justin Barker, a white student at the local Jena High School, which they also attended. Barker was injured on December 4, 2006, by the members of the Jena Six, and received treatment at an…Source: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA)
Jena, Louisiana
Town in Louisiana, United States
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Cause célèbre
Issue or incident that incites widespread controversy and public debate
A cause célèbre is an issue or incident arousing widespread controversy, outside campaigning, and heated public debate. The term is sometimes used positively for celebrated legal cases for their precedent value and more often negatively for infamous ones, whether for scale,…Source: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA)