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The barn : the secret history of a murder in Mississippi / Cover Image 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: 9780593299821
  • ISBN: 0593299825
  • Physical Description: 430 pages : maps, genealogical tables ; 25 cm
  • Edition: First edition
  • Publisher: New York, New York : Penguin Press, 2024.

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Bibliography, etc. Note:
Includes bibliographical references (pages [379]-413) and index.
Formatted Contents Note:
The barn -- Destinies -- 1955 -- Tomorrow.

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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:
Informational works.
Instructional and educational works.
True crime stories.

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  • 67 of 73 copies available at NC Cardinal. (Show)
  • 1 of 1 copy available at Onslow County Public Library.

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