Today in History: James Byrd Jr. killed in hate crime
- Posted on June 7, 2026
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Today in History: James Byrd Jr. killed in hate crime
On June 7, 1998, in a crime that shocked the nation and led to stronger state and federal hate crime laws, James Byrd Jr., a 49-year-old Black man, was hooked by a chain to a pickup truck and dragged to his death in Jasper, Texas. (Two…
