The Jena 6 case involved six black teenagers from Jena, Louisiana who were involved in school fights and legal trials that highlighted issues of racial injustice. The fights were sparked after nooses were hung from a "white tree" at the school where only white students sat. While the white students who hung the nooses only received a three-day suspension, the black students involved in later fights faced harsher charges, including second-degree attempted murder. Their trials drew national attention and protests over the disproportionate treatment and punishment of the black teenagers compared to white students in similar incidents.