The Concept of the Jena 6 and Freedom Writer's

Some may say why am I comparing The Freedom Writer's to Jena Six. I say because they fought for the same cause, but in different aspects of their lives. No matter what form it comes in, justice is justice. The Freedom Writers went through a lot to get the respect that they now have, whether they are White, Black or Hispanic. As a society it seem very inappropriate that we still live as a segregated people. We live according to class and race, and we judge each other based on that, instead of looking at people as individuals, for what they bring to the table. We don't except each other as easily even if it was Black on Black. To dispose of how minorities get treated by other races, we have to start with ourselves, with our school systems, in our homes.
We see with these young boys from Jena, Louisiana that racism is still a very skeptical part of all of our lives. In the 50's and 60's Martin Luther King fought drastically for his people, and when he fought for his people it was not just for his African American brethren, but for for us as a whole. A lot of people misinterpret the cause of what our grandparents and so forth endured years ago, because there is this lackadaisical mentality that we carry.
The Jena 6 incident not only has allowed young people, but us as a people open up our eyes and see that they don't care who they hurt as long as they hurt us. Segregation and racism never ceased to exist, it just learned to exist in a different manor. Some may say that especially with the new light shining on the situation that we are nothing but an inch away of resorting back to ways that minorities strive so hard to get away from, but unfortunately this time around it wouldn't be so easy.



With all of the bi-racial couples and the beautiful children that sprout from it, you would think that some people would just get over it. With all of the minorities that are making names for themselves, the tycoons, you would think that racists would let it go, but when you have people who grew up in the Martin Luther King era, or were raised by one who was it is difficult to stray from such thoughts when that is what they are taught.
I live in the United States, I am an American and as many people have seen with the stand that has been taken for the Jena Six, it is evident that we are a people, whether it is liked or not. Martin Luther King died, but his concept did not, and for as long as it is necessary, the fight for justice, the fight for freedom, the fight to propriety will continue.