Matthew Shepard Papers

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Matthew Shepard Papers

1976-2019, undated

https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ep8c35d7060-3f0d-48c8-b53f-df444c6ac364

The papers of Matthew Shepard (1976-1998) a gay man who was a victim of a hate crime in Laramie, Wyoming October 1998 resulting in his death. His death gained national and international attention leading to the formation of the Matthew Shepard Foundation and eventual passage of federal hate crime legislation (The Matthew Shepard and James Byrd, Jr. Hate Crimes Prevention Act), signed into law in October 2009.

14.1 Cubic feet (43 boxes, 1 map folder)

National Museum of American History (U.S.). Archives Center

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National Museum of American History (U.S.). Archives Center

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Shepard, Matthew Wayne, 1976-1998

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Matthew Wayne "Matt" Shepard (December 1, 1976, Casper, Wyoming – October 12, 1998, Fort Collins, Colorado) was an American student at the University of Wyoming who was beaten, tortured, and left to die near Laramie on the night of October 6, 1998. He was taken by rescuers to Poudre Valley Hospital in Fort Collins, Colorado, where he died six days later from severe head injuries. Shepard's murder brought national and international attention to hate crime legislation at the state and federal l...