ISSUE XLVI
SATURDAY
Nov. 17, 2007
Last updated at 4 p.m. Saturday

Rally for equal justice
At a downtown rally Friday, thousands charged that justice in America still isn't equal. (Observer photo by Kathy Kiely.) » Read story
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NOV 17, 2007

'Jena Six' sparks hate-crimes rally

Spurred on by a recent wave of noose incidents around the country and the treatment of the so-called "Jena Six," thousands of marchers surrounded the Justice Department in Washington on Friday to demand federal prosecution of racially motivated crimes.

The march, which was organized by the Rev. Al Sharpton, began at Freedom Plaza, where impassioned speeches fired up an eager crowd. 
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