The Dragging of James

TW: The details of this murder are very graphic and disturbing.On June 7, 1998, a 49-year-old African American man was brutally tortured and murdered in one of the most horrific racially motivated hate crimes the country has ever seen. The man, James Byrd Jr was dragged to his death after being chained by the ankles to the back of a pickup truck by three white men John William King, Lawrence Russell Brewer, and Shawn Allen Berry. The crime so inhumane and shocking would play a major role in the passage of federal hate crimes legislation.Subscribe and share 10 Minute Murder with your true crime loving friends. Connect on social media to know when new episodes are released and to see visuals that go along with the episodes.10minutemurder.comKa'ChavaSAVE 10% with with this link: https://www.kachava.com/tenmmFacebook: https://facebook.com/10MMpodcastInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/10minutemurder/Youtube: https://youtube.com/channel/UCkJLUCEZlkn9In3AA46RVxwTwitter: https://twitter.com/10minutemurderSubmit future episode story ideas: [email protected] Here for Merch : https://www.teepublic.com/user/minute-murderBecome a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/10-minute-murder-bingeable-true-crime-stories--4603604/support.