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Analysis Of A Death In Texas By Dina Temple-Raston
The Death that Sparked Redemption
Dina Temple-Raston captures the horrific murder of James Byrd Jr. in her book A Death in Texas. The setting of the story takes place in the small county of Jasper, Texas where racial tensions still existed amongst the Jasperites. Raston gives the vivid first-hand accounts and interviews of the disturbed closely- knit inhabitants and how they absorbed the news. The author explores the possible suspects of the murder and includes the trial and verdict of the convicted killers while addressing how the town rose from the ashes.
The small town of Jasper was known for its late reaction to integration and it’s rebellion toward change for African Americans. Jasper was a quiet county where everyone knew everyone,
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