When James Byrd Jr. of Jasper, Texas accepted a ride while walking home on the early morning of June 7th, 1998, he couldn't have known it would be his last ride. Twenty years ago, shock and outrage roared through the tiny quiet timber town of Jasper Texas at what scholars, media, and officials alike agree unequivocally was nothing short of a modern day lynching. . Social Media: Facebook & Twitter - @LoneStarLawPod Facebook - fb.me/LoneStarLawPod Send Messages to m.me/LoneStarLawPod Email - lonelaw18@gmail.com . Check out Whiskeyboy Radio-Variety Podcast episode WBR #288 - Border Trouble, True Crime, and Spoiled Milk! . . . Sources: Biography.com Dallas Morning News People.com Texas Penal Code Justia.com nytimes.com Music and sound: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TDUHMdUvy3o http://freesound.org/people/luffy/sounds/3536/ https://freesound.org/people/RSilveira_88/ https://freesound.org/people/toiletrolltube/ https://freesound.org/people/FoolBoyMedia/ https://freesound.org/people/Setu...