From The BBC News

Hundreds of civil rights protesters are marching through the small US town of Jena in Louisiana against what they say is continuing racism in the state.

The march has been organised in support of six black teenagers, who were initially charged with attempted murder after the beating of a white classmate.

All but one of the six have since had their charges reduced to assault.

The alleged attack followed a series of racial incidents between pupils, which began at Jena High School last summer.

Hundreds of activists dressed in black are converging on Jena, with many arriving by bus. Hundreds more are expected.

Speaking ahead of the march, civil rights campaigner Rev Al Sharpton said: “This is the most blatant example of disparity in the justice system that we’ve seen.

“You can’t have two standards of justice. We didn’t bring race in it, those that hung the nooses brought the race into it.”

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