The true story of a brutal hate crime in Jasper, Texas, unfolds as a trio of white men brutally murder a black man, dragging his lifeless body behind their pickup truck. The film explores the devastating impact on the town's residents, both black and white, as they grapple with the senseless act of violence and racism.
Jasper, Texas
The brutal murder of James Byrd Jr., a black hitchhiker, by three white men in Jasper, Texas in 1998, ignited a national conversation about racial tensions.