
Published online:
20 June 2013
Published in print:
10 June 2010
Online ISBN:
9780804774666
Print ISBN:
9780804763363
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Not Black and White Not Black and White
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When Race Becomes the Story When Race Becomes the Story
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The Narrative Takes a Turn The Narrative Takes a Turn
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Myths in the Media Myths in the Media
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Does Jena Really Represent America? Does Jena Really Represent America?
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Getting It Right Getting It Right
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Chapter
3 Narrating Nooses: Locating the Role of Race in Jena, LA
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Pages
58–90
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Published:June 2010
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Hartigan Jr., John, 'Narrating Nooses: Locating the Role of Race in Jena, LA', What Can You Say? America's National Conversation on Race (Redwood City, CA , 2010; online edn, Stanford Scholarship Online, 20 June 2013), https://doi.org/10.11126/stanford/9780804763363.003.0003, accessed 13 May 2025.
Abstract
This chapter discusses the role of the narrative, which helps people see race within the routine of daily life. It looks at a narrative surrounding Jena, Louisiana, the events at which were believed to have been caused by white racism. It introduces the concept of “black pathology,” which links social problems (such as drug use, teen pregnancy, and crime) only to African Americans. This connection is considered as the “real” reason why race is important in the United States.
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