Hate crime : the story of a dragging in Jasper, Texas / Joyce King.

Format:

• Book

Author/Creator:

• King, Joyce, 1959-

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

• Byrd, James, Jr., 1949-1998.
• Murder--Texas--Jasper.
• Hate crimes--Texas--Jasper.
• African American men--Crimes against--Texas--Jasper.
• Racism--Texas--Jasper.
• Racism.
• African American men--Crimes against.
• African American men.
• Hate crimes.
• Murder.
• Jasper (Tex.)--Race relations.
• Texas--Jasper.

Physical Description:

225 pages ; 22 cm

Edition:

First edition.

Place of Publication:

New York : Pantheon Books, [2002]

Summary:

An intensely readable, revelatory blend of true crime, reportage, and memoir, this is the tragic story of how James Byrd, a 49-year-old black man, was dragged to his death while chained to the back of a pickup truck driven by three young white men in Jasper, Texas.

Notes:

Includes index.

ISBN:

0375421327

OCLC:

48517167