Twenty-one years ago, in the small town of Jasper, Texas, 49-year-old James Byrd, Jr. was brutally murdered in a racially-motivated hate crime. Unlike other stories we'll tell this season, this one you're already likely to be familiar with, but we felt it important to share James' story as a reminder that white violence against people of color is a very real and often overlooked threat in our country.

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Sources:

The Tragic Life & Death of James Byrd Jr.: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PzW4FJE-110&t=861s
Texas Executes White Supremacist for 1998 Dragging Death of James Byrd Jr.: https://nyti.ms/2nBO4Kw
A look back at the murder of James Byrd Jr.: https://www.cnn.com/videos/us/2019/04/23/james-byrd-killer-execution-john-william-king-orig-llr.cnn
THE LYNCHING OF JAMES BYRD JR.: TWO DECADES AGO THIS RACIST MURDER SHOCKED AMERICA. NOW HIS KILLER FACES EXECUTION: https://www.newsweek.com/james-byrd-jr-lynching-texas-death-row-execution-1394474
James Byrd Jr. Was Dragged to Death More Than 20 Years Ago. One of His Killers Is Scheduled to Be Executed This Week: https://www.theroot.com/james-byrd-jr-was-dragged-to-death-more-than-20-years-1834240715
THE MATTHEW SHEPARD AND JAMES BYRD, JR., HATE CRIMES PREVENTION ACT OF 2009: https://www.justice.gov/crt/matthew-shepard-and-james-byrd-jr-hate-crimes-prevention-act-2009-0
Texas town reflects on dragging death of James Byrd Jr. on eve of execution: https://nypost.com/2019/04/22/texas-town-reflects-on-dragging-death-of-james-byrd-jr-on-eve-of-execution/
White Supremacist Executed for Racially Motivated 1998 Murder That Changed How Hate Crimes Are Prosecuted: https://slate.com/news-and-politics/2019/04/white-supremacist-john-william-king-executed-racist-hate-crime-murder-james-byrd.html
James Byrd Jr's family explains the coping process as his killer is executed: https://www.ktre.com/story/15519578/james-byrd-jrs-family-speaks-out-as-his-killer-is-executed/