[media-credit name=’KATE BRENNER/Herald photo’ align=’alignright’ width=’336′][/media-credit]"We're fired up; we can't take it no more!" rang through the streets of downtown Madison as nearly 200 University of Wisconsin students rallied Wednesday in support of six young black men accused of attempted murder in Jena, La. The incarceration of the six black high school students, known as the "Jena Six," sparked national attention when they were charged with attempted murder for a schoolyard fight with a white peer. Students from the Wisconsin Black Student Union and other multicultural student organizations joined together in an effort to raise awareness about the nationwide debate surrounding the small Louisiana town, residents of which have accused the state's justice system of being racially discriminatory. Marching from the center of Library Mall, down State Street and through the State Capitol, the students impeded traffic to end at the final destination of the City County Building while chanting, "Free the Jena Six." At the top of the City County Building steps, the crowd began to softly sing "We Shall Overcome," a historical hymn that earned its fame through the Civil Rights Movement of the late 1950s and early 1960s. UW senior Ingrid Smith, co-chair of the WBSU political committee, reminded students what the rally stood for and how significant it will be for future generations. "We're not just marching for Jena Six; this was just a broad issue that we all can rally behind," Smith said. "There's a Wisconsin Six, a Michigan Six, an Illinois Six, a Minnesota Six. … There's a six, eight, 10, 12, 20 all around the world, and we need to keep that relevant in our discussions, as well as the injustices that we are facing on this campus." Among the student organizations present, members of Lambda Theta Alpha Latin Sorority showed their support in the protest, which comes in light of a recent incident in which members of Lambda Theta Phi have accused the UW Police Department of racial profiling. "I hope this rally will open up people's eyes, especially on the campus community, to show that there are minorities here and we deserve a right to be here, to put on our [organization's] events as we always do and to not be deterred from doing so," said UW senior Amanda Cantu, a member of Lambda Theta Alpha. UW sophomore David Ellington Wright, WBSU president, said he hoped the rally woke people up and aroused awareness. "We went through the Capitol — I hope they heard us, went to the City Hall — hope they heard us, went to the courthouse — hope they heard us," Wright said. "We hope that this rally will start a dialogue." WBSU plans to organize a meeting on Oct. 10 to discuss issues of racism on campus with special guests including Chancellor John Wiley, as well as faculty and students.