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Barack Obama: “When a noose hangs from a schoolyard tree in the 21st century and young men are treated in a way that is not equal nor…”

On the recordSeptember 19, 2007
When a noose hangs from a schoolyard tree in the 21st century and young men are treated in a way that is not equal nor just, it is not just an offense to the people of Jena or to the African-American community, it is an offense to the ideals we hold as Americans.
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Barack Obama
Democratic · Illinois

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Obama Statement on Jena 6 Rally

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