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John
Stewart, at his wife's grave, commanded his ring to
go out and find Hal Jordan. He realized her death was
not Jordan's fault.
Hal returned to Washington DC when the senate hearings
on the Green Lantern were to be held. John, having given
up his secret identity, had been arrested. He was receiving
blame for many things Jordan had done. Stewart was imprisoned
in a foreign land for a crime he did not commit. Hal
couldn't do anything via the legal system to help him
out, so he donned his ring and headed to Oa for advice.
The Guardians no longer ruled the Lanterns, and only
one remained on Oa. He refused to give Jordan advice,
but he did give him Stewart's ring to do with what he
pleased.
He took the ring to John, who refused it. Jordan left
the decision him. Later, while taking a severe beating,
John called the ring to him and demolished the jail.
Stewart saw apartheid firsthand and vowed to help end
it. One of the men he set free while escaping was blamed
for the murder of a white couple. Superman demanded
Jordan "shut down" Stewart.
Stewart and his friends staged a demonstration at a
South Nambian festival, only to be opposed by Jordan.
While they fought, John's "friends" detonated
explosives and opened fire on officials.
After everyone's eyes were opened, John tried to give
his ring back to Hal, but his friend refused. John decided
to go into space for a while to get his head straight.
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