" following the u . s . supreme court decision in brown v . board of education of topeka ( 1954 ) , african american and white supporters attempted to end entrenched segregationist practices . 随着美国最高法院对布朗对托皮卡教育局案( 1954 )的裁决，美国黑人和白人支持者企图结束固有的隔离措施。
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Tensions flared between black and white students in the small town of jena after a noose was hung from a tree at the high school - a symbol of the lynching of blacks in segregationist times 在小镇耶拿的一所高中有人把象征种族隔离时期对黑人处私刑的套索挂到一颗树上后，学校的黑人与白人这间的关系逐步紧张起来。
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Tensions flared between black and white students in the small town of j . after a news noose was hung from a tree at the high school - a symbol of the lenching lynching of blacks in segregation segregationist times 一个套索被悬挂在树上，这是黑人在隔离期间处私刑的标志，这一行为使得小镇j .的黑人与白人学生之间的紧张气氛陡然上升。
