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10 Years Later, Byrd Tragedy Still Haunts Jasper

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That's the title of an article in Sunday's Houston Chronicle looking back at the murder of James Byrd a decade ago.  LINKThe event is something that some in this small East Texas town, shrouded in thick pines, sweet gum, oak and hickory trees, want to forget: It was a modern-day lynching. But like the pickup truck, the memory of this heinous hate crime is still here, festering in a corner. Jasper is haunted by what happened 10 years ago today. It is here, thick in the air, like the scent of the pine trees that cling to Huff Creek Road, persistent.Saturday's Lufkin Daily News reported, "Jasper residents pursuing peace."As the family mourned, in the weeks following the city of 8,000-plus became the site of intense media and political attention...continue to full post

Full post as published by StandDown Texas Project on June 09, 2008 (boomark / email).