Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. People in Jasper are in many ways still dealing with the aftermath of James Byrd Jr.'s 1998 murder. Many residents say the ...

JASPER, Texas — On a spring afternoon in May, Keith Adams and James Traylor sat on lawn chairs off of Huff Creek Road, a single-lane thoroughfare outside of Jasper’s city limits. The two men, between ...

James Byrd Jr.'s brutal murder in Texas may seem reminiscent of the racially motivated lynchings and beatings of the Civil Rights Era, but in reality, it was only 25 years ago that he was killed by ...

A new law that makes lynching a federal hate crime addresses an atrocity that continues to this day. By Charles M. Blow Their criticisms were read aloud in their absence during a ceremony at the ...

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The family of James Byrd Jr. says a proclamation from the city of Jasper is a critical way to forever honor his memory and bring awareness to the night he died and other hate crimes. The Jasper City ...

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