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The barn : the secret history of a murder in Mississippi Cover Image Large Print Book

The barn : the secret history of a murder in Mississippi / Wright Thompson.

Thompson, Wright, (author.).

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"-- Provided by publisher.

Record details

  • ISBN: 9780593949108
  • ISBN: 0593949102
  • Physical Description: 608 pages : maps, genealogical tables ; 25 cm
  • Publisher: New York : Penguin Press, 2024.

Content descriptions

Bibliography, etc. Note:
Includes bibliographical references (pages 481-553) and index.

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Subject: Till, Emmett, 1941-1955.
Large type books.
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.
Genre: Informational works.
Instructional and educational works.
True crime stories.

Available copies

  • 1 of 2 copies available at NC Cardinal. (Show)
  • 1 of 1 copy available at Iredell County Public Library.

Holds

  • 9 current holds with 2 total copies.
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Troutman Branch Library L.P. 364.134 THO (Text) 33114018662890 Adult Large Print New Nonfiction Available -