Matthew Shepard
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Matthew Wayne Shepard was an American student at the University of Wyoming who was beaten, tortured, and left to die near Laramie on October 6, 1998. He was transported by rescuers to Poudre Valley Ho
Matthew Shepard
President Barack Obama greets Louvon Harris, left, Betty Byrd Boatner, right, both sisters of James Byrd Jr., and Judy Shepard at a 2009 reception commemorating the enactment of the legislation.
Murder of James Byrd Jr.
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James Byrd Jr. was an African-American man who was murdered by three men, two of whom were avowed white supremacists, in Jasper, Texas, on June 7, 1998. Shawn Berry, Lawrence Brewer, and John King dra
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…anniversary of the Stonewall riots. Hate crime legislation President Barack Obama greets Louvon Harris, left, Betty Byrd Boatner, right, both sisters of James Byrd Jr., and Judy Shepard at a 2009 reception commemorating the enactment of the legislation. Requests for new legislation to address hate crimes gained momentum…
James Byrd Jr
The condemned perpetrators were held at the Allan B. Polunsky Unit.
Huntsville Unit, where Brewer and King were executed