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Is the case of the Jena Six a question of race, or unequal justice?

Newburgh Free Academy
Newburgh, New York

Members of the senior class from Newburgh Free Academy in Newburgh, NY (Orange County) discuss the ongoing series of events surrounding racial incidents that took place in 2006 at the high school in Jena. Louisiana. Panelists include Rosalyn Magidson, Executive Director of the Dispute Resolution Center (DRC) for Orange, Putnam, Sullivan & Ulster Counties; Rudy Charles, Program Director, Orange County DRC; Larry Ritter, co-founder of Diversity Solutions; and Burton M. Leister, attorney, Anti-Defamation League of NYC.

Moderated by WAMC’s Maryanne Malecki.

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