Two Towns of Jasper
Season 15 Episode 12 | 1h 23m 41sVideo has Closed Captions
Two film crews – one white, one black – document the aftermath of a racist murder in Texas
In 1998 in Jasper, Texas, James Byrd, Jr., a black man, was chained to a pick-up truck and dragged to his death by three white men. In Two Towns Of Jasper, two film crews, one black and one white, set out to document the aftermath of the murder by following the subsequent trials of the local men charged with the crime.
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Two Towns of Jasper
Season 15 Episode 12 | 1h 23m 41sVideo has Closed Captions
In 1998 in Jasper, Texas, James Byrd, Jr., a black man, was chained to a pick-up truck and dragged to his death by three white men. In Two Towns Of Jasper, two film crews, one black and one white, set out to document the aftermath of the murder by following the subsequent trials of the local men charged with the crime.
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How have things changed since Two Towns of Jasper?
Clip: S15 Ep12 | 3m 21s | Williams and Dow reflect on what's changed since the film was made. (3m 21s)
What happened to the characters after the film?
Clip: S15 Ep12 | 3m 14s | Dow and Williams discuss the reactions of their subjects after seeing Two Towns of Jasper. (3m 14s)
Why did you have segregated film crews?
Clip: S15 Ep12 | 3m 32s | Dow and Williams on filming Two Towns of Jasper with two crews - one black, one white. (3m 32s)
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