Reports on the clash between members of the Ku Klux Klan and members of the New Black Panthers in Jasper, Texas, during the month of June 1998, following the death of James Byrd, a black man allegedly murdered by members of the Ku Klux Klan. Response of Jasper leadership to the murder; Number of arrests which were made at the protests of the two groups; Factors which prevented blood shed during the protests.