Hate Crime: The Story of a Dragging in Jasper, Texas (Paperback) (ISBN-13: 9780385721950)

On June 7, 1998, James Byrd Jr., a forty-nine-year-old black man, was walking home from a party when three white men in a pickup truck offered him a ride. They drove Byrd out to a lonely country road, tied him to a logging chain, and dragged him three miles to his death.

Joyce King, an award-winning journalist and native Texan, was assigned to cover the story, which drew international media headlines. In Hate Crime, she provides a chilling re-creation of the slaying and the subsequent trials. But she also moves beyond the details of the case to provide insight into the minds of the murderers, and to investigate the Texas prison system in which they developed their virulent racism. King also explores how the town of Jasper, Texas, endured a tragedy that threatened to divide its residents. A first-rate work of reportage, Hate Crime is also a searing look at how race continues to shape life in America.

Author: Joyce King
ISBN-10: 0385721951
ISBN-13: 9780385721950
Publisher: Anchor Books
Language: English
Published: 12/02/2003
Pages: 240
Format: Paperback
Weight: 0.56lbs
Size: 8.02h x 5.18w x 0.64d