“Jasper, Texas: The Healing of a Community in Crisis”

Start date: Monday, October 8, 2007
Event is ongoing: Until Saturday, October 27, 2007

Focusing on the strength of their community rather than the horrific crime to James Byrd, this exhibit reveals the extraordinary ways in which the entire town was affected. Photos of the peaceful Huff Creek Road and the lovely country church where James Byrd was found hold no clue to the terrible event that turned Jasper, Texas into an international byword. The exhibit compels the viewer to realize the impact of the crime on young and old alike in this close community.

Additional photographs emphasize the diligence of the ministers who through concerted and cooperative efforts kept the incident from erupting into more violence. A timely exhibit that compels the viewer to look racism anew, “Jasper, Texas” is a thought-provoking examination of the healing of a community through tragedy.

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