June 6, 2018 7:36 pm

20 Years Later: Hate Crime Still Haunts Texas Town

The term “hate crime” was not widely heard before Byrd’s murder. His suffering, and name, inspired the Texas James Byrd Jr. Hate Crimes Act and the federal Hate Crimes Prevention act of 2009, which is also named for Matthew Shepard, a college student murdered for being gay.

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