The Barn : The Secret History of a Murder in Mississippi

Thompson, Wright,

The Barn : The Secret History of a Murder in Mississippi Wright Thompson. - 430 pages : maps ; 24 cm

Includes bibliographical references and index.

The Barn -- Destinies -- 1955 -- Tomorrow.

"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"--

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Till, Emmett, 1941-1955.


Lynching--History--Mississippi--20th century.
Murder--Social aspects--Mississippi
African American teenage boys--Crimes against--Mississippi.
African Americans--Civil rights--Mississippi
Racism against Black people--Government policy--Mississippi.
Collective memory--Mississippi


Delta (Miss. : Region)--Race relations--20th century.


Criminology

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