E14: James Byrd Jr. – The Dragging Death That Shocked the Nation

Civil Rights & Legal Landmark
Written By Emilio Ybarra

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This is one of the most brutal cases we have covered!!! Do we have your attention now? On June 7, 1998, James Byrd, Jr. was walking home and was spotted by a truck full of white supremacists in Jasper County, Texas. What followed was fueled entirely by racial hatred and involved some of the most unspeakable and gruesome details you've ever heard.
 

Learn more about The Byrd Foundation for Racial Healing here!

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