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James W. Byrd (born March 14, 1954) is an American politician and former Democratic member of the Wyoming House of Representatives, representing the 44th district from 2009 to 2019. His mother, Harriet Elizabeth Byrd previously held the same seat from 1980 to 1988, and was the first African-American to serve in the Wyoming State Legislature. [1]
The Matthew Shepard and James Byrd, Jr. Hate Crimes Prevention Act was signed into law by President Barack Obama on October 28, 2009. [64] July 3, 2000 – Arthur "J.R." Warren was punched and kicked to death in Grant Town, West Virginia , by two teenage boys who reportedly believed Warren had spread a rumor that he and one of the boys, David ...
April 24 (Reuters) - A white supremacist convicted of killing James Byrd Jr. in 1998 by dragging the 49-year-old black man behind a truck in one of the most notorious U.S. hate crimes of modern ...
Richard Evelyn Byrd Jr. (October 25, 1888 – March 11, 1957), an American naval officer, [1] was a pioneering American aviator, polar explorer, and organizer of polar logistics. Aircraft flights in which he served as a navigator and expedition leader crossed the Atlantic Ocean, a segment of the Arctic Ocean, and a segment of the Antarctic Plateau.
The case of James Byrd Jr. dates back to 1998. Like Arbery, Byrd had been murdered by three white men. Byrd accepted a ride from Shawn Berry, Lawrence Brewer and John King, all of whom were white ...
The current text reads, This act is named for a gay American student, Matthew Shepard, who was tortured and murdered in 1998 near Laramie, Wyoming . This article is about a proposed law (almost certainly about to become law) dealing with hate crimes. Matthew Shepard's murder was a hate crime.
James Hubert Price (September 7, 1878 – November 22, 1943) was an American politician who was elected 53rd Governor of Virginia in 1937, during the Great Depression and became known as the Commonwealth's " New Deal Governor." Over the opposition of the Byrd Organization, Price, a Virginia attorney and businessman, passed many social programs ...
John William King was executed on Thursday for the killing of James Byrd Jr in Jasper, Texas, in 1998. White supremacist executed in Texas for brutal dragging death of black man [Video] Skip to ...