Hate Crime: The Story of a Dragging in Jasper, Texas

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On June 7, 1998, James Byrd Jr., a forty-nine-year-old black man, was once walking home from a party when three white men in a pickup truck offered him a ride. They drove Byrd out to a lonely country road, tied him to a logging chain, and dragged him three miles to his death.

Joyce King, an award-winning journalist and native Texan, was once assigned to hide the tale, which drew international media headlines. In Hate Crime, she provides a chilling re-creation of the slaying and the subsequent trials. But she also moves beyond the main points of the case to offer insight into the minds of the murderers, and to analyze the Texas prison system wherein they developed their virulent racism. King also explores how the town of Jasper, Texas, endured a tragedy that threatened to divide its residents. A first-rate work of reportage, Hate Crime may be a searing have a look at how race continues to shape life in The united states.

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