EPISODE · Jul 25, 2023 · 1H 6M
14: James Byrd Jr. – The Dragging Death That Shocked the Nation
from You're Next · host Red Thread Media
This is one of the most brutal cases we have covered!!! Do we have your attention now? On June 7, 1998, James Byrd, Jr. was walking home and was spotted by a truck full of white supremacists in Jasper County, Texas. What followed was fueled entirely by racial hatred and involved some of the most unspeakable and gruesome details you've ever heard. Learn more about The Byrd Foundation for Racial Healing here!Want to donate to The Byrd Foundation? Click here! Episode ResourcesSources, case documents, and further reading for this episode are compiled at yourenextpod.com (coming soon)Support You're NextIf this episode moved you, here's how to help the show grow:Subscribe wherever you listenLeave a review on Apple Podcasts or Spotify — it genuinely changes everythingShare this episode with your fellow Armchair SpeculatorsJoin the conversation: #NextiesStay ConnectedInstagram: @yourenextpod © You're Next | Red Thread Media LLC. All rights reserved.Support this podcast at — https://redcircle.com/youre-next/donations
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The racially motivated murder of James Byrd Jr. in Jasper, Texas, horrified the nation, exposing the brutal realities of hate-driven violence and its lasting impact on American justice and civil rights. Support this podcast at — https://redcircle.com/youre-next/donations
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