On #ThisDayInHistory in 2009, #BarackObama signed into law an extension of protected status under #HateCrimes law for #gender identity and #SexualOrientation. Named for #MatthewShepard and #JamesByrdJr, it continues to infuriate the #neofascist right, who miss their legal terror.
Even in Jasper, James Byrd Jr.’s memory fades. But some won’t let it. From tragedy to leadership, his legacy continues to shape the town’s future.
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East Texas wasn’t just haunted by history—it was shaped by it. James Byrd Jr.’s murder is part of a long, violent legacy of white supremacy.
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James Byrd Jr. came back to Jasper to rebuild his life. He joined AA, leaned into music, and tried to heal. He wasn’t just a victim—he was a man full of life.
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James Byrd Jr. wasn’t just a victim. He was joy personified—warm, funny, and deeply loved. His community knew the man behind the headlines.
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#JamesByrdJr what did it for me, then Trayvon, Mike Brown what sent me over. Ain’t looked back since ain’t going back either
You’re not born hating. You learn it. James Byrd Jr’s death reminds us where that road leads.
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Real life horror often surpasses fiction. The murder of James Byrd Jr. is one of the most violent, dehumanizing hate crimes in US history.
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They beat him. Painted his face. Chained him to a truck. James Byrd Jr’s murder wasn’t just brutal—it was dehumanizing. A true crime horror story.
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How abt #JamesByrdJr out of E TX?? Some redneck racists decided to tie him to their pickup & drove off. Not a massacre, but equally as DESPICABLE!! 😖😫😭
Rest in Power, Mr Byrd. 🙏🏼🕊🕯
As Texas leadeship plunges our state back into a sanctuary for white supremacists, I find myself thinking about James Byrd Jr. and Matthew Shepard; both of whom were tortured and murdered in hate crimes by cowards in 1998. #JamesByrdJR #MatthewShepard #GregAbbott #TexasGOP #racists #bigots #fascists
#Peace #Love #Art #Activism #June7 #Blackhistory #PeterCrosby killed 1875, #HomerPlessy arrested 1892, #JamesByrdJr dragged to death 1998, #AlanTuring died 1954, #womenshealth #birthcontrol #Griswold 1965, #PattyHearst #SLA 1974, #HilloryClinton 2016, + + woodstockwhisperer.info/2017/06/07/j...
TODAY IN AFRO HISTORY ! JAMES BYRD JR. IS DRAGGED TO DEATH IN JASPER, TEXAS IN A RACIALLY MOTIVATED HATE CRIME. (1998)
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1998…………..
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I was born in 1992……
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Colombine
9/11
Trayvon Martin
Mike Brown
Tamir Rice
Ferguson
Philando Castile
Sandra Bland
45
Covid
#BreeonaTaylor
#GeorgeFloyd
Palestine
47
This just off the top of my head from my childhood till now…..
Help………
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I will never forget the day I came home to that Oprah special……..
My Godmama had to console me. I remember asking “What did he do?!” While tears fell from my eyes.
Then Trayvon is when I made up in my mind I would never die on my knees.
Mike Brown what sent me over the edge.
