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.
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Setting
Set in Texas
Details
- Director
- Writer
- Jonathan EstrinWriter
- Status
- Released
- Release date
- June 8, 2003
- Original language
- English
- Countries
- United States of America
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In the United States
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Cast
Roy T. AndersonJames Byrd, Jr.
Jon VoightBilly Rowles
Louis Gossett Jr.R.C. Horn
Joe MortonWalter Diggles
Demore BarnesRicky Horn
Bokeem WoodbineKhalid X
Matt BirmanBeating Cop
Sandra CaldwellNorva- John BaylissCity Manager
- James BeardenOld Sour Man (as Jim Bearden)
Samantha BeeKathy- Addison BellJudge
Conrad BergschneiderMoe Johnson
Kedar BrownReverend
Marium CarvellGloria Mays
Eugene ClarkDon Clark
Michael CopemanCouncil Member #2
Neil CronePrincipal- Travis Kyle DavisBlack Young Man
Cherion DrakesClaire Byrd
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