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     • James Byrd Jr. (May 2, 1949 – June 7, 1998) was an American Black man who was murdered by three white men, two of whom were avowed white supremacists, in Jasper, Texas, on June 7, 1998. Shawn Berry, Lawrence Brewer, and John King dragged him for three miles (five kilometers) behind a Ford pickup truck along an asphalt road.
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   Who killed James Byrd Jr?

   • One of three men convicted for the murder in 1998 of James Byrd Jr, one of modern America's worst hate crimes, has been executed in Texas. Byrd, a black man, was beaten, chained to a truck and dragged for miles by three white men. His murder prompted Congress to pass hate crime legislation in 2009.

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   How did James Beard die?

   • James Beard died of heart failure on January 21, 1985, at his home in New York City at age 81. [ 32 ] He was cremated and his ashes scattered over the beach in Gearhart, Oregon, where he spent summers as a child. In 1995, Love and Kisses and a Halo of Truffles: Letters from Helen Evans Brown was published.

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   What did James Beard do for a living?

   • He pioneered television cooking shows, taught at The James Beard Cooking School in New York City and Seaside, Oregon, and lectured widely. He emphasized American cooking, prepared with fresh and wholesome American ingredients, to a country just becoming aware of its own culinary heritage.

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   What happened to Matthew Shepard and James Byrd Jr?

   • In 2009, President Barack Obama signed into federal law the Matthew Shepard and James Byrd Jr. Hate Crimes Prevention Act, connecting Byrd and Shepard, who was tortured and murdered in Wyoming a few months after Byrd. For Jasper, the reaction to the murder and trial at first tended to divide along racial lines.

   John William King Executed For 1998 Murder Of James Byrd Jr. | NPR

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   Who was James Byrd?

   • Mr. Foshage and the Byrd family’s pastor at the time, the Rev. Kenneth Lyons, traveled the nation talking about Jasper, hate crimes and the role faith played in reconciliation. Mr. Byrd’s legacy now includes Texas’s James Byrd Jr. Hate Crimes Act, strengthening punishments for hate crimes, signed by Gov. Rick Perry in 2001.

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   Is James Byrd Jr dead or still alive?

   • "James Byrd, Sr. has died at the age of 95". KJAS Radio. Retrieved October 13, 2020. ^ "Murder of James Byrd, Jr. | Crime, Trials, & Facts | Britannica". www.britannica.com. July 12, 2024. Retrieved August 21, 2024. ^ "James Byrd Jr". Biography.com. A&E Television Networks. July 10, 2019. Retrieved June 7, 2020. ^ "Mother of James Byrd Jr. dies".

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   James Byrd Jr. (May 2, 1949 – June 7, 1998) was an American Black man who was murdered by three white men, two of whom were avowed white supremacists, in Jasper, Texas, on June 7, 1998. Shawn Berry, Lawrence Brewer, and John King dragged him for three miles (five kilometers) behind a Ford pickup truck along an asphalt road.

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   Apr 25, 2019 · One of three men convicted for the murder in 1998 of James Byrd Jr, one of modern America's worst hate crimes, has been executed in Texas. Byrd, a black man, was beaten, chained to a truck...

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   Culinary career. Cooking style. American, French, Chinese. Website. www.jamesbeard.org. James Andrews Beard (May 5, 1903 – January 21, 1985) [ 1 ] was an American chef, cookbook author, teacher and television personality. He pioneered television cooking shows, taught at The James Beard Cooking School in New York City and Seaside, Oregon, and ...

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   Apr 24, 2019 · Twenty-one years ago, in the east Texas town of Jasper, 49-year-old James Byrd Jr. was walking home late on a Saturday night when three white men in a pickup truck pulled up beside him.

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8. www.nytimes.com › 2018/07/09 › usIn Texas, a Decades-Old Hate Crime, Forgiven but Never Forgotten

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   Jul 9, 2018 · The family of James Byrd Jr., a Texas man dragged to his death 20 years ago, is working to preserve the memory of a racially motivated killing that shocked the nation.

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   Jun 2, 2021 · 2021 Jun 2. On a Saturday night in a small Texas town, three white men offered James Byrd Jr a ride home. The next morning, a little boy found Byrd's body. He'd been beaten, chained to the back...

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10. www.texastribune.org › 2023/06/07 › james-byrd-deathJames Byrd Jr. murder 25 years ago sparked hate crime laws ...

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    Jun 7, 2023 · The quiet East Texas town of Jasper came together immediately after the racist murder of James Byrd Jr. Now, Texas is leading the nation in incidents of white supremacist propaganda.