Jasper, Texas

Overview

In 1998, three white men in the small town of Jasper, Texas, chained a black man to the back of their pickup truck and dragged him to his death. This film relates that story and how it affected all of the residents of the town, both black and white.

Director: Jeffrey W. Byrd

Cast

Roy T. Anderson

James Byrd, Jr.

Jon Voight

Billy Rowles

Louis Gossett Jr.

R.C. Horn

Joe Morton

Walter Diggles

Demore Barnes

Ricky Horn

Bokeem Woodbine

Khalid X

Matt Birman

Beating Cop

Sandra Caldwell

Norva

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John Bayliss

City Manager

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James Bearden

Old Sour Man (as Jim Bearden)