Episode 17: The Ghost of Jasper
Episode description
On June 7, 1998, in the small Texas town of Jasper, 49-year-old James
Byrd Jr, a black man, accepted a ride from three white men with two of the men being avowed white supremacists who brutally lynched James Jr.
chaining him to the back of their truck and dragged him to his death. His
brutal murder that was racially motivated made national headlines and
sparked legislative changes. In 2009, President Barack Obama signed
the Matthew Shepard and James Byrd Jr. Hate Crimes Prevention Act into law.
References:
Jasper, Texas 20 Years After James Byrd Jr. Was Dragged to Death (insider.com)
James Byrd, Jr. (1949-1998) • (blackpast.org)
James Byrd Jr. - Death, Trials & Facts - Biography
James Byrd Jr. | Say Their Names - Spotlight at Stanford
James Byrd Jr. - Death, Trials & Facts - Biography
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