By 1998, Jasper is one of the most racially progressive small towns in east Texas; the dragging death of James Byrd Jr. by three white supremacists reveals hidden racial divisions and makes Jasper's name forever synonymous with murder and hate.

Richmond, CaliforniaViolence is nothing new to Richmond, Calif., but when one of its young football stars is gunned down in cold blood by a bloodthirsty teenage killer, the city fights back to stop the emergence of a ruthless teenage gang before it strikes again.