Jasper, Texas (2003)
In 1998, three white men in the small town of Jasper, Texas, chained a black man to the back of their pickup truck and dragged him to his death. This film relates that story and how it affected all of the residents of the town, both black and white.
- Released
- 2003-06-08
- Genres
- Drama, TV Movie
- Runtime
- 114 min
- Status
- Released
- Directed / written by
- Jeffrey W. Byrd
- TMDB rating
- 6.0/10 from 17 votes
Cast
- Roy T. Anderson as James Byrd, Jr.
- Jon Voight as Billy Rowles
- Louis Gossett Jr. as R.C. Horn
- Joe Morton as Walter Diggles
- Demore Barnes as Ricky Horn
- Bokeem Woodbine as Khalid X
- Matt Birman as Beating Cop
- Sandra Caldwell as Norva
- John Bayliss as City Manager
- James Bearden as Old Sour Man (as Jim Bearden)
- Samantha Bee as Kathy
- Addison Bell as Judge