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Jasper, Texas

In 1998, a stunning crime thrust Jasper, Texas into the spotlight. What happened on that summer evening - the death of black hitchhiker James Byrd, Jr. by three white men - became a flash-point for the state of race relations in America.

In 1998, three white men in the small town of Jasper, Texas, chained a black man to the back of their pickup truck and dragged him to his death. This film relates that story and how it affected all of the residents of the town, both black and white.

Info about Jasper, Texas

Studio(s): Showtime Networks

Originally Released: Jun 08, 2003

Production Country: United States

Genres:Drama