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Jasper, Texas is a 2003 American made-for-television drama film directed by Jeffrey W. Byrd. The teleplay by Jonathan Estrin is based on a true story and focuses on the aftermath of a crime in which three white men from the small town of Jasper, Texas, killed African American James Byrd Jr. by dragging him behind their pickup truck.
Jun 8, 2003 · Jasper, Texas: Directed by Jeffrey W. Byrd. With Jon Voight, Louis Gossett Jr., Joe Morton, Ron White. In 1998, a stunning crime thrust Jasper, Texas into the spotlight.
In the summer of 1998, the small town of Jasper, Texas, is rocked by the brutal murder of an African-American man (Roy T. Anderson) by three white supremacists.
In June of 1998, a stunning crime thrust the small town of Jasper, Texas into the glare of the media spotlight. What happened on that summer evening—the drag...
Jasper, Texas. 2003 · 1 hr 55 min. R. Drama · Crime. True account of a black man who accepted a ride from three white men who cuffed him to a truck and dragged him to death.
Based on the true story of a violent racially motivated murder that took place in Jasper, Texas in June of 1998. A black man, James Byrd, Jr., was chained to the back of apick-up truck and dragged to his death by three white men. Almost overnight, the small town was thrust into the blinding glare.
Jun 8, 2003 · 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.
