Gay student's mother challenges hatred Jan 24, 2008
"She noted the nine-month period in 1998-1999. Her son murdered. Also, a black man, James Byrd Jr., was dragged to death from the back of a pickup in Texas, and two students shot and killed 12 fellow students and a teacher at Columbine High School."That speaks volumes of who we are as Americans," she said.Hate is borne of ignorance, and the best way to fight ignorance is to educate, Shepard said.She urged students who are in the closet about their sexual orientation to come forward and share... (Daytona Beach News Journal)
Lakefront restaurant site sells for $950K Jan 20, 2008
Among its visitors was Capt. James Byrd, who reportedly left his fleet for a late-night rendezvous with his girlfriend at the WillLink. Byrd was later court-martialed and executed in Erie, Pa. (Buffalo Business First, NY)
Helen Norene Byrd Jan 10, 2008
Survivors include her son James Byrd of Imboden; three grandchildren, Patrice Junkersfeld, Cress Byrd, and Trent Byrd; four great-grandchildren and five great-great grandchildren; one sister, Mary Jo Latta of Pollard,; one brother, Clyde Conley, Jr. of Piggott; and many other relatives and friends. Funeral services were held Tuesday, January 8, 2008 in Hoggard Chapel with Loy Culver officiating. (The Piggott Times, AR)
Hiding Black Interracial Crimes Dec 26, 2007
You might remember hearing scores of stories about the 1998 murder of James Byrd, a black man who was stripped, chained to a pickup truck and dragged through the streets until he was decapitated in Jasper, Texas ... that is far worse than the false charges in the Duke rape case and is at least as horrible, if not more so, than the dragging death of James Byrd ... You might remember hearing scores of stories about the 1998 murder of James Byrd, a black man who was stripped, chained to a pickup... (Townhall.com)
Dj vu All Over Again Dec 10, 2007
In 2000, the NAACP ran attack ads against then-Governor George W. Bush, implying that he bore responsibility for the death of James Byrd, a black man who was dragged to his death by white racists ... In 2000, the NAACP ran attack ads against then-Governor George W. Bush, implying that he bore responsibility for the death of James Byrd, a black man who was dragged to his death by white racists. (Townhall.com)
Legal eagles take on 'Mockingbird' Oct 20, 2007
The feature-length documentary is about the racially motivated murder of James Byrd Jr. in Jasper, Texas. n A lecture by Claudia Durst Johnson in the UM-Helena Lecture Hall on Thursday, Oct. 25, from 2 to 3 p.m. Johnson, author of To Kill a Mockingbird: Threatening Boundaries and Understanding to Kill a Mockingbird, will lecture on the historical context of the novel. (Helena Independent Record, MT)
State Investigators Arrest Previously Convicted Sex Offenders Oct 5, 2007
"Each of the 14 convicted sex offenders was arrested for illegally using MySpace.com to establish an online presence. All Texans must remain vigilant about dangers posed by online sex predators, he said. Offenders Arrested (Source: Texas Attorney Generals Office) Kevin Donald Sink, 57, arrested Sept. 10 in Houston; convicted in Wood County in 1995 of indecency with a child by sexual contact. Willie James Byrd, 50, arrested Sept. 10 in Houston; convicted in Harris County in 1986 of... (KWTX.com, TX)
Jasper Dragging Death Killer Loses Supreme Court Appeal Oct 2, 2007
Brewer was one of three white men convicted of chaining James Byrd to the back of a pickup truck and dragging him along a country road near Jasper. Brewer and John William King were sentenced to death for the racial hate crime that shocked the nation. (KWTX.com, TX)
Johnson: Solmonese Stands With Jena 6 Sep 29, 2007
But James Byrd -- at 49 -- was savagely beaten ... because of what they did to James Byrd ... today for James Byrd. (Zmag.org)
Destruction in black America is self-inflicted Sep 5, 2007
Hadn't I heard of James Byrd, who died so horribly in Jasper, Texas. When I assured her that Byrd's murder by whites was utterly untypical of most black homicide, she was dubious. (Boston Globe)
Echo Iola Fisk Sep 5, 2007
Echo is survived by: son, Harold P. Kron and wife Marilyn of Spring, Texas; grandchildren, Valerie Caseman and husband Joe of North Carolina, James Byrd of Louisiana, Richard Kron of Texas; a stepdaughter, Dolly Fisk-Churchill of Ladysmith; brother, John Wesley and wife Marilyn of Holcombe; special nephew, Gary Loring and wife Donna of Holcombe; other relatives and friends. She was preceded in death by: her mother and father, Edmund and Mamie (Stello) Wesley; her husbands, Paul O. Kron and Perry... (Chippewa Falls Chippewa Herald, WI)
Dems Go Nuclear In Louisiana Aug 27, 2007
Republicans will remember the NAACP s 2000 advertisement against George W. Bush, in which the daughter of the murdered James Byrd intoned that George Bush s veto of hate crimes legislation was like killing her father all over again. And then there was Alex Sanders, the Democrats candidate to fill Strom Thurmond s Senate seat in 2002, commenting that bachelor Lindsay Graham was light in the loafers, and a liberal interest group running ads calling attention to Max Baucus s 2002 opponent s career... (Human Events Online)
Apex teen dies in I-95 wreck after big-rig causes wind gust Jun 24, 2007
The teen's father, James Byrd Junior, his mother, Karen Byrd, and his 9-year-old sister were taken to Cape Fear Valley Medical Center with non-life-threatening injuries. Authorities say no charges were planned. (FOX Carolina, SC)
New arrivals: A listing of local births Jun 18, 2007
Paternal grandparents are James Byrd and Marilyn Byrd of Sierra Vista. Great-grandparents are Socorro Nunez and Nadine Murrieta. (Sierra Vista Herald, AZ)
Brother of victim sees justice Jun 15, 2007
When he read in 1998 about the dragging death of James Byrd in Texas, he vowed to push for justice in his brother's case. He wrote to District Attorney Ronnie Harper, asking him to look into the case. (The Clarion-Ledger)
Real Torture is Over There Jun 8, 2007
Interestingly enough, three white supremacists in 1998 used a pickup truck to drag to death James Byrd, a black man from Jasper, Texas. The establishment press largely has snored through al-Qaeda s torture text. (Human Events Online)
Wise: Psychopathology of Racism Jun 4, 2007
As proof, they mention the way in which the national press covered the dragging death of James Byrd at the hands of white racists in Jasper, Texas, in 1998 ... James Byrd is actually the exception, not the rule, so conjuring his case as evidence that the media cares more about black victims when victimized by whites than vice-versa, proves nothing. (Zmag.org)
The Untold Knoxville Murders May 21, 2007
It wouldn t be another example of white racist violence, as was the case when the media focused extraordinary attention on terrible murder of a black man named James Byrd who was dragged to death in Jasper, Texas by three sick white racists ... But if it is legitimate for the media is to burn the name of James Byrd into the national consciousness, then why not the name of Channon Christian. (Human Events Online)
Scant Coverage of Brutal Crime Called 'Journalistic Malpractice' May 9, 2007
He pointed to the case in 1998 when "three white men in Jasper, Texas, beat James Byrd -- a black man -- then chained him to the back of a pickup truck and dragged him three miles to his death. Not surprisingly, Byrd's murder received national media attention -- as it should have.". When Democratic politicians seized on Byrd's murder to call for hate crimes laws, "then-Governor of Texas George Bush said there was little need for such legislation -- after all, two of the defendants were sentenced... (CNSnews.com)
Murder in black and white May 5, 2007
In 1998, three white men in Jasper, Texas, beat a black man, James Byrd, then chained him to the back of a pickup truck and dragged him three miles to his death ... In 1998, three white men in Jasper, Texas, beat a black man, James Byrd, then chained him to the back of a pickup truck and dragged him three miles to his death. (Townhall.com)
A Texas jury's message Apr 26, 2007
Linden is about 150 miles north of Jasper County, which received worldwide attention in 1998 after the slaying of James Byrd. He was chained to a pickup by three white men and dragged to his death down a country road. (USA Today)
Op-Ed: Don Imus, the good-natured racist Apr 11, 2007
" But rest assured, the Imus crew has plenty of kike, wetback, mick, spick, dago, Jap, Chink, redneck and unprintable Catholic priest jokes too. Not to mention the rabid homophobia and occasional Islamophobia. The Rev. Al Sharpton, the NAACP, NOW the whole civil and women's rights establishment are up in arms, and they should be. Imus' remarks were racist, offensive and, given that these athletes are not fair targets, out of bounds. There is no excuse for what he said. But there's also no basis... (Los Angeles Times)
Burroughs commit seven errors as Jackrabbits win 9-1 in first league game Mar 27, 2007
After the five-run first, French settled down giving up two more runs through the fourth inning when he was relieved by James Byrd in the fifth. The Jackrabbits were able to take two runs off of Byrd, both of which were earned. (Ridgecrest Daily Independent, CA)
NAACP must adapt to these turbulent times Mar 26, 2007
Lynching is no longer a pressing problem, the murder of James Byrd notwithstanding. But many of the other issues the NAACP was formed to fight still exist, albeit in altered form. (The Miami Herald)
Burros are no hit against Palmdale Mar 22, 2007
James Byrd got the start for the Burros , giving up seven runs in two innings, including a two homers in the second inning. In the second inning, Byrd gave up a total of five runs after yielding two in the first. (Ridgecrest Daily Independent, CA)
Nine-run seventh gives Burros win Mar 16, 2007
On the hill for the Burros was James Byrd who went three innings, struck out two and was tagged for a run. He was relieved by Javier Ledford, who was called up from junior varsity to give Burroughs some depth in the long tournament. (Ridgecrest Daily Independent, CA)
Possible Hate Crime Dragging In Sulphur Springs Mar 8, 2007
The James Byrd Hate Crime Act raises the punishment for crimes motivated by the victim's race, religion, color, sex, disability, sexual preference, age or national origin. It is named for the East Texas black man who was dragged to his death from a pickup truck by three white men in 1998. (CBS 11, TX)
Taking steps towards a hate-free millenium Mar 2, 2007
"Journey to a Hate Free Millennium" addresses three specific hate crimes: the shootings at Columbine High School in Littleton, Colorado; the dragging death of James Byrd, Jr; and the beating and subsequent death of Matthew Shepard. Through first hand accounts from family members of the victims, "Journey" explores hate crimes, what fuels them, and specifically examines the emotional and physical wreckage left behind. (The New Hampshire, NH)
Burroughs will draw on senior experience to return to CIF playoffs Mar 1, 2007
DAILY INDEPENDENT PHOTO BY CHEETO BARRERA Pitcher James Byrd throws over to first as part of a pick off drill during Burroughs' practice on Tuesday. The Burros begin their season Friday against Antelope Valley. (Ridgecrest Daily Independent, CA)
Death row inmate talks about hate crime Feb 7, 2007
James Byrd was killed just eight years ago. It's believed that James Byrd was alive up until this culvert, but John "Bill" King and the other two men ... It's down this rural stretch of road where three white men chained a black man, James Byrd, to the back of a pick up truck and dragged him down the asphalt. (WREG.com, TN)
Lakeland Pig Fest Leaves Everyone Satisfied Jan 28, 2007
James Byrd of Lakeland had participated on a backyard team of friends and co-workers in years past, but Saturday was about spending time with his wife, Tammy, and young daughter Christina. "(The ribs) are better out here than I can cook them," he said. (The Ledger)
Former Miss. lawman charged in '64 slayings Jan 25, 2007
In 1998, memories of his brother's killing were rekindled when he read about the dragging death of James Byrd in Texas and decided to write a letter. Shortly after a judge sentenced Imperial Wizard Sam Bowers to life in prison in 1998 for ordering the 1966 killing of NAACP leader Vernon Dahmer, Thomas Moore wrote District Attorney Ronnie Harper, asking him to look into the case. (USA Today)
Her mission: Feed the forlorn Dec 31, 2006
James Byrd Sr., who has been stopping by the Mary Jane since 1986, finished his soup and told Williams he needed a winter coat. She found one in the donated-clothing pile. (NEPA News, PA)
Olympia wrestling slams Edgewater Dec 7, 2006
Senior James Byrd, the district's individual champion, was named to the All-Central Florida First Team for boys. Teammate junior Alex Donaldson, who won the Region 3 title, earned Second Team honors. (Winter Garden West Orange Times, FL)
The N-word, by any spelling, is still hateful Dec 6, 2006
The word that was used when James Byrd was tied to the back of a pickup truck and dragged until his body was torn to pieces. To the people who did these things, it did not matter how it was spelled. (Orlando Sentinel -- Opinion)
Leonard Pitts Jr. | No matter who says it, the N-word stinks Dec 4, 2006
The word that was used when James Byrd was tied to the back of a pickup truck and dragged until his body was torn to pieces. NO DIFFERENCE. (The Miami Herald)
A New Cookbook for Vegans by Vegans Serves Up Dinner Ideas Nov 30, 2006
The authors, James Byrd and Susan Daffron have been vegan since 1994. "Vegan Success" is the result of many years of cooking on a trial and error basis. (PR Newswire)
Editorial for Wednesday, November15, 2006 Nov 15, 2006
I doubt you spoke out when James Byrd Jr. was dragged behind a pickup truck at the end of a chain in Jasper, Texas by a group of white supremacists to the point where he was beheaded on a culvert. Those things get nary a peep from the right wing, but a political cartoon unkind to Bush in the newspaper has you all up in arms. (Lihue Garden Island, HA)
Olympia golfers place among top in state Nov 2, 2006
Alex Donaldson (73-75), Aaron Stewart (80-71), James Byrd (80-73) and Mark Costanza (78-76) rounded out Ocoee's golfers. The Lady Titans finished fifth in the state finals and Jessy Tang (74-72) placed seventh individually. (Winter Garden West Orange Times, FL)
Hypersensitive for Harold Ford Nov 1, 2006
Their ad featured the daughter of James Byrd, a black man who died after being dragged behind a pickup truck by racists in Texas, saying that when then-Gov. George W. Bush refused to sign a liberal "hate crimes" bill, "it was like my father was killed all over again.". (Human Events Online)
Matthew Shepard's mom rallies youth vote Oct 31, 2006
She has stood side-by-side with the family of James Byrd Jr., a black man who was dragged to his death in Jasper, Texas, the same year Matthew died ... She does not, however, limit her speeches to those issues - and includes race-related hate crimes and interviews with James Byrd's family in a video presentation. (Bakersfield Californian -- Nation)
The race card an insult to candidates and voters Oct 29, 2006
During the 2000 presidential campaign, the NAACP aired a vile television spot that showed a pickup truck dragging a chain; in a voiceover, the daughter of James Byrd -- who had been dragged to his death in a Texas lynching two years earlier -- said that when then-Governor George W. Bush opposed a 1999 revision in the Texas hate crime law, "it was like my father was killed all over again.". The 2006 edition of racial McCarthyism features TV ads, too. (Boston Globe)
Olympia boys golf rolls to 9-0 Oct 5, 2006
James Byrd led Olympia with a 3-under-par 33 performance. Mark Costanza followed with a 1-under-35. (Winter Garden West Orange Times, FL)
Olympia snags Super 6 golf title Sep 29, 2006
James Byrd doesn't want to talk about it, but his attitude speaks for him. The Olympia senior hopes his team wins the Class 2A state golf championship in October after finishing second in each of the past two years. (Orlando Sentinel -- Sports)
Sentinel Super 6 Sep 26, 2006
OLYMPIA: James Byrd had pair of 2-under 34s last week for Titans. 6. (Orlando Sentinel -- Sports)
Titan boys are runners-up at Palmetto National golf tourney Sep 21, 2006
James Byrd led Olympia with a 1-over par 145 to place second overall. Aaron Stewart shot 2-over par 146, which was good for fourth overall. (Winter Garden West Orange Times, FL)
Opinion: Survivor easy target for outrage Sep 15, 2006
Few Americans willingly cop to having racist or discriminatory beliefs, yet evidence of racial divisions abound, from huge gaps in employment, lending, and educational scores, to the occasional extreme expressions such as the dragging death of James Byrd in Texas several years ago. Television, ever our friendly social mirror, has a mixed record of reflecting this dichotomy. (MSNBC -- News)
Bonding with DVD Sep 12, 2006
Back in the VHS days, he watched To Kill a Mockingbird with his oldest son, who was 14 at the time, after his son heard news reports about a racially motivated murder in which the victim was dragged behind a truck (the case of James Byrd on June 7, 1998). "My oldest son was 14 at the time. He just couldn't comprehend how could anybody do that to somebody," Rosenberg says. (USA Today -- Life)
Olympia golf defeats rival Panthers Aug 30, 2006
James Byrd and Costanza both shot 73. Donaldson (76), David Ziglar (78) and Sean Kisselback (79) all performed well for Olympia. (Winter Garden West Orange Times, FL)
Bush's Disdainful Presidency Aug 27, 2006
While arguing against the need for hate-crimes laws, Bush said the three men convicted of the racially motivated murder of James Byrd were already facing the death penalty. Its going to be hard to punish them any worse after theyre put to death, Bush said, with an out-of-place smile across his face. (Ocnus.net)
Killer says he wasn't there for '98 ... (Hugh Aynesworth) Aug 21, 2006
DALLAS -- The reputed leader of one of the worst race hate crimes in recent history -- on death row for more than seven years -- says he wasn't even present when James Byrd Jr. was dragged to his death behind a pickup truck in Jasper, Texas, in 1998. John William King says the dragging death of the 49-year-old black man was the result of a drug deal gone bad. (Washington Times, DC)
Uihlein's AJGA success continues to add up Jul 29, 2006
Windermere's James Byrd and Lake Mary's Lion Kim are another shot back in a tie for 32nd at 6 over. Steve Elling can be reached at selling@orlandosentinel. (Orlando Sentinel -- Sports)
Bamboozled Obama's big black lie Jul 24, 2006
It was this very same NAACP that ran a campaign ad that implied that Bush played a hand in the dragging death of James Byrd ... It was this very same NAACP that ran a campaign ad that implied that Bush played a hand in the dragging death of James Byrd. (Townhall.com)
Reaching out Jul 23, 2006
There was that infamous television ad during the 2000 presidential campaign sponsored by the NAACP that invoked the murder of James Byrd, an African-American who was dragged to his death in an East Texas hate crime. After he was elected president, Bush turned down five invitations in a row to address the NAACP convention, while former heads of the organization, Kweisi Mfume and Julian Bond both former Democratic elected officials took potshots at his administration. (San Diego Union-Tribune -- Opinion)
Bush courts blacks in first NAACP speech Jul 22, 2006
" Bush touted programs that he said potentially could help more black people gain economic success, including home ownership, faith-based community service, repeal of the estate tax and education reform. But much of the speech focused on broad themes of glorifying achievements and framing goals. "I've come to celebrate the heroism of the civil rights movement and the accomplishments of the NAACP," he said. Slavery and segregation are "a stain we have not yet wiped clean," he said. Black founding... (Buffalo News -- National)
Bush Acknowledges Racism Still Exists at First NAACP appearance... Jul 21, 2006
Even though candidate George W. Bush addressed the convention in 2000, the feud started a couple of months later, when the NAACP ran television commercials featuring the daughter of James Byrd Jr., a black man who was dragged to death behind a pickup truck in Texas in 1998, She criticized Bush's failure as Texas governor to sign hate crime legislation. It was heightened when the NAACP charged that Republicans in Florida stole the 2000 election turning black voters away from the polls. (The Drudge Report)
Bush recognizes distrust by blacks Jul 21, 2006
The ads featured the daughter of James Byrd Jr., a black Texas man brutally murdered in 1998. A wary murmur rippled through the audience when Bush said he came "from a family committed to civil rights." Some booed when he spoke of his support for charter schools, which many Democrats and civil rights groups complain drain money from the public school system. (SunSpot.net)
Bush and the NAACP Jul 20, 2006
Things got ugly early between the NAACP and Bush the candidate in 2000, when the group ran an anti-Bush ad featuring the daughter of James Byrd Jr., a black Texas man who was tied to a pickup truck and dragged to his death by three white men. In 2004, a blistering attack of Bush's policies by NAACP board chairman Julian Bond prompted an IRS inquiry into the group's nonpartisan tax-exempt status. (Boston Globe -- Editorial)
President Bush to Make First Appearance at NAACP Jul 19, 2006
The ad featured the daughter of James Byrd, a black man dragged to death by three white men in a pickup truck, blaming Bush for refusing her pleas for a hate-crime law when he was Texas governor. Then, just before the 2004 election, the Internal Revenue Service began looking into the NAACP's tax-exempt status after a speech by NAACP Chairman that was largely critical of Bush's policies. (Fox News -- Politics)
Bush to address NAACP Jul 19, 2006
Bush, then governor of Texas and running for president, was angered by an NAACP ad accusing him of being unsympathetic to the murder of James Byrd, a black Texan dragged to his death behind a pickup by three white men in 1998. Since then, NAACP Chairman Julian Bond has sharply criticized the president and his policies. (USA Today -- News)
SAINT KEN OF ENRON Jul 16, 2006
And then the coup de grace: the white-collar convicted criminal was compared to an innocent black man, James Byrd, brutally lynched in Texas not so long ago, tied to the back of a truck and dragged through dirt roads until his body split in two. Ken Lay was neither black nor poor, as James Byrd was, but I m angry because Ken was the victim of a lynching, the minister said to huge and hearty applause. (TimesOnline)
Ken Lay praised and defended by family and friends Jul 13, 2006
Lawson likened Lay to James Byrd, a black man who was dragged to death in a racially motivated murder near Jasper eight years ago. "Ken Lay was neither black nor poor, as James Byrd was, but I'm angry because Ken was the victim of a lynching," said Lawson, who predicted that history will vindicate Lay. (Houston Chronicle)
Parents of pipe attack victim say son is doing better Jul 8, 2006
Leon said the James Byrd Jr. hate crime law is painfully weak. It does not deter. (KHOU.com, TX)
Obituaries for Sunday, June 25, 2006 Jun 25, 2006
Survivors include four sons, Eddie Martinez and wife Sheryl , of Las Crucas, N.M., James Byrd and wife Julia, of Greenwood, S.C., Frank Byrd and wife Theresa and Rufus Breeden, all of Magnolia; one brother, Cary Byrd and wife Carol Ann, of Bullard, Texas; two sisters, Eleanor Case and husband Lloyd, of Magnolia, and Kathryn Eileen White, of Arlington, Texas; eight grandchildren; special friend, Ernie Callihan; and special caregiver, Regina Breeden. Janet Mary Huskey. (Enterprise-Journal)
Exhibitions reach for understanding in the face of hate Jun 22, 2006
Lynn JohnsonThe sisters of James Byrd Jr., who was dragged to death by racists, form a family portrait in front of their brother's grave ... Within the gallery, 52 images are drawn from two events: the 1998 dragging death of African-American James Byrd Jr. by three white racists in Jasper, Texas, and the shooting by a homophobe of a number of patrons in a gay bar in Roanoke, Va. (Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, PA)
