| Description |
1 DVD (videodisc) (approximately 87 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in. |
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polychrome |
| Description |
digital |
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optical |
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video file |
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DVD video |
| Note |
Originally broadcast on ABC News' Nightline on 1/21,23/03. |
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Title from container. |
| Summary |
Uses clips from the documentary Two towns of Jasper, interviews with the filmmakers and townspeople, and a town meeting moderated by ABC News anchor Ted Koppel to scrutinize the issues and attitudes surrounding the death of James Byrd, Jr., a black man dragged to his death by three whites in a pickup truck. |
| Subject |
Byrd, James, Jr., 1949-1998.
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Byrd, James, Jr., 1949-1998. |
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Murder -- Texas -- Jasper.
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Murder. |
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Texas -- Jasper. |
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Hate crimes -- Texas -- Jasper -- Public opinion.
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Hate crimes. |
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Public opinion. |
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Jasper (Tex.) -- Race relations.
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Racism -- Texas -- Jasper.
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Racism. |
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Video recordings.
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Video recordings.
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| Subject |
Hate crimes. |
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Racism. |
| Added Author |
Films for the Humanities (Firm)
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American Documentary, Inc.
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ABC News.
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| Added Title |
Nightline (Television program)
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Two towns of Jasper.
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