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