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James Byrd Jr. (May 2, 1949 – June 7, 1998) was an African American man who was murdered by three white men, two of whom were avowed white supremacists, in Jasper, Texas, on June 7, 1998. Shawn Berry, Lawrence Brewer, and John King dragged him for three miles (five kilometers) behind a Ford pickup truck along an asphalt road.
Sep 25, 2015 · Notorious Figures. James Byrd Jr. was an African American man whose racially motivated murder in 1998 made national headlines and sparked legislative changes. By Meredith Worthen Updated: Jul...
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Oct 12, 2017 · James Byrd, Jr. James Byrd, Jr. is considered one of the last lynching victims in the United States. On the morning of June 7, 1998, 49-year-old Byrd left his parents’ residence and was walking home alone along Huff Creek Road in Jasper, Texas. He was approached by three white men, John William King, Lawrence Russell Brewer, and Shawn Allen ...
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Apr 24, 2019 · Updated at 9 p.m. ET. Twenty-one years ago, in the east Texas town of Jasper, 49-year-old James Byrd Jr. was walking home late on a Saturday night when three white men in a pickup truck...
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Home. 65 Stories. James Byrd Jr. Photo by Unknown / Facebook: The Byrd Foundation for Racial Healing. James Byrd Jr. was 49 years old and a divorced father of three children. On June 7, 1998, he was brutally lynched by three white supremacists, in his hometown of Jasper, Texas.
Apr 25, 2019 · 25 April 2019. Texas Department of Criminal Justice via AFP. John William King is seen as the ringleader of the trio that attacked James Byrd Jr. One of three men convicted for the murder in...
