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The barn : the secret history of a murder in Mississippi
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The barn : the secret history of a murder in Mississippi

By Thompson, Wright, author.

Published 2024 by Penguin Press, New York

ISBN 9780593299821

Bib Id 1461531

Description 430 pages : illustrations ; 25 cm

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nam a22 i 4500
LCCN
2024010566
ISBN
9780593299821 (hardcover) $35.00
0593299825
Call #
364.134 T
Author
Thompson, Wright, author.
Title
The barn : the secret history of a murder in Mississippi
Publication Information
2024 by Penguin Press, New York :
Description
430 pages : illustrations ; 25 cm
Bibliography
Includes bibliographical references (pages 379-413) and index.
Contents
The Barn -- Destinies -- 1955 -- Tomorrow.
Summary
"A shocking and revelatory account of the murder of Emmett Till that lays bare how forces from around the world converged on the Mississippi Delta in the long lead-up to the crime, and how the truth was erased for so long"--
Subject
Lynching--Mississippi--History--20th century.
Murder--Social aspects--Mississippi Delta (Region)
African American teenage boys--Crimes against--Mississippi.
African Americans--Civil rights--Mississippi Delta (Region)
Racism against Black people--Government policy--Mississippi.
Collective memory--Mississippi Delta (Region)
Delta (Miss. : Region)--Race relations History--20th century.

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