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The barn [electronic resource] : the secret history of a murder in Mississippi / Wright Thompson.

Thompson, Wright, (author.). OverDrive, Inc., (distributor.).

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.

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Record details

  • ISBN: 9780593299838
  • Physical Description: 1 online resource
  • Publisher: New York : Penguin Press, 2024.

Content descriptions

General Note:
Electronic book.
Formatted Contents Note:
The Barn -- Destinies -- 1955 -- Tomorrow.
Reproduction Note:
Electronic reproduction. New York Penguin Publishing Group 2024 Available via World Wide Web.
Subject: Till, Emmett, 1941-1955.
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: Electronic books.