14 min
Episode 3 - Matthew Shepard and James Byrd Jr. In Justice We Trust?
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- True Crime
Up until 2009, the U.S. federal hate crime laws did not protect many groups of people. The murder of Matthew Shepard, a gay man, and James Byrd Jr. a black man, in 1998, called for national attention to protect more people in federal hate crime laws.
Up until 2009, the U.S. federal hate crime laws did not protect many groups of people. The murder of Matthew Shepard, a gay man, and James Byrd Jr. a black man, in 1998, called for national attention to protect more people in federal hate crime laws.
14 min