America in black and white
Subtitle: Jasper, TX
By: a co-production of P.O.V./American Documentary, Inc. and ABC News
Contributors: Films for the Humanities (Firm); American Documentary, Inc; ABC News
Publisher: Films for the Humanities & Sciences
Published: 2003
Place of publication: Princeton, N.J
Language: eng
Format: [videorecording] /
Number of pages: 88
Subjects: Murder; Hate crimes; Public opinion; Racism; African American men; Crimes against; Documentary television programs; Documentary films; Race relations
Other titles: Back to Jasper :; Hate crime, the murder of James Byrd, Jr; Nightline (Television program); Point of view (Television program); Two towns of Jasper.
Description: Uses clips from the documentary Two towns of Jasper, interviews with the filmmakers and townspeople, and a town meeting moderated by ABC News anchor Ted Koppel to scrutinize the issues and attitudes surrounding the death of James Byrd, Jr., a black man dragged to his death by three whites in a pickup truck.
Notes: Disc is a recorded DVD and may not play on all DVD players or drives.

Originally broadcast on ABC News' Nightline on 2/21,23/03.

"FFH 31499."

Executive producers, Tom Bettag, Cara Mertes.

Hosted by Ted Koppel.

DVD-R.