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WBAL Radio 1090 AM - Member of 'Jena Six' speaks out on race and the justice system 15 years later

WBAL Radio 1090 AM - Member of 'Jena Six' speaks out on race and the justice system 15 years later

Getty/Bloomberg(LOUISIANA) -- Bryant Purvis was just 17 when he became a part of the "Jena Six." He and five other Black teens were accused and later convicted of attacking a white student at a high school in Jena, Louisiana, a town with a large majority of white residents, after a series of racially charged incidents there. The case against the teens became for many a symbol of racial discrimination in the justice system -- attempted murder charges for what supporters called a schoolyard fight. The charges were later dramatically reduced. Purvis, now 32, maintains he was not involve...

Getty/Bloomberg(LOUISIANA) -- Bryant Purvis was just 17 when he became a part of the "Jena Six." He and five other Black teens were accused and later convicted

Getty/Bloomberg(LOUISIANA) -- Bryant Purvis was just 17 when he became a part of the "Jena Six." He and five other Black teens were accused and later convicted