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Sep 25, 2015 · James Byrd Jr. was an African American man whose racially motivated murder in 1998 made national headlines and sparked legislative changes.
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His death set off a nationwide debate about hate crimes and...
- Matthew Shepard
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.
Apr 25, 2019 · One of three men convicted for the murder in 1998 of James Byrd Jr, one of modern America's worst hate crimes, has been executed in Texas. Byrd, a black man, was beaten, chained to a truck and...
Sep 6, 2024 · murder of James Byrd, Jr., killing of James Byrd, Jr., an African American man, on June 7, 1998, in the East Texas town of Jasper. Byrd was dragged to his death after being chained by the ankles to the back of a pickup truck by three white men— John William King, Lawrence Russell Brewer, and Shawn Allen Berry.
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Feb 9, 2016 · James Bird Jr. (1798-1892), also known as “Jemmy Jock Bird,” “Jimmy Joke Bird”, “Jamey Jock Bird,” and many variations in between, was a man of many languages. Bird spoke at least seven: Cree, Stoney, Sarcee, Blackfoot, French, as well as the English he had learned from his father.
May 12, 2024 · The long life of the ballad of James Bird is as unusual among triumphant War of 1812 ballads as is its tragic narrative. Through the years, versions of it have been collected from New England to the West Coast. This paper explains the marked staying power of the ballad and Bird’s story by considering the historical and cultural context for their
Apr 24, 2019 · 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 pulled up beside him. The...
