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Two Towns of Jasper
2001. USA. Marco Williams, Whitney Dow. 83 min.
Followed by a discussion with Marco Williams and Whitney Dow
Friday, March 1, 2013, 7:00 p.m.
Theater 2 (The Roy and Niuta Titus Theater 2), T2
2001. USA. Marco Williams, Whitney Dow. 83 min.
2001. USA. Directed by Marco Williams, Whitney Dow. In 1998 in Jasper, Texas, a modern-day lynching occurred when James Byrd, Jr., a black man, was chained to a pickup truck and dragged to his death by three white men. Two film crews, one black and one white, set out to document the aftermath of the murder and follow the trials of the accused. Courtesy of Two Tone Productions. (POV) 83 min.