Other reactions Jena Six



an activist a.n.s.w.e.r. gathers petition signatures @ los angeles rally, october 2007.


many online petitions have circulated calling various actions in response jena 6 case. online advocacy group color of change, had advocated victims of hurricane katrina, called district attorney walters drop charges , governor kathleen blanco investigate conduct. color of change raised more $212,000 jena 6 legal defense, largely through online donations. while naacp provided link fund through website, initially, donation link on naacp jena 6 support page steered potential donors generic naacp donation page, no way designate funds jena six. black bloggers objected, , several days later, link altered reach defense fund.


the southern poverty law center represented beard, hired local defense counsel represent bailey, , helped coordinate overall defense strategy.


in months following jena 6 rally, controversy arose accounting , dispersal of legal defense funds. questions money first sparked photos posted on robert bailey s former myspace account, show him quantities of hundred dollar bills stuffed in mouth. controversy expanded when radio host michael baisden accused color of change of being shady use of funds. color of change responded accusations posting links canceled checks on web site. in november 10 report, chicago tribune correspondent howard witt noted color of change national civil rights group transparent use of funds. witt raised broader questions funds, totaled more half million dollars. reported attorneys bell claimed have yet receive money him, , 6 families had refused publicly account donations.


on september 22, 2007, fbi opened investigation of white supremacist website listed addresses of 5 of jena 6 , telephone numbers of of families in case wants deliver justice . fbi spokeswoman said agency believed website called lynching . civil rights advocate al sharpton has said of families have continuously received threatening , harassing phone calls.








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