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Simeon's story : an eyewitness account of the kidnapping of Emmett Till
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Simeon's story : an eyewitness account of the kidnapping of Emmett Till / Simeon Wright ; with Herb Boyd.
ISBN
9781556527838
1556527837
Edition
1st ed.
Published
Chicago, Ill. : Lawrence Hill Books, c2010.
Physical Description
1 online resource
Notes
Includes index.
Summary
Documents the 1955 kidnapping and murder of teenage Emmett Till as remembered by his cousin, sharing descriptions of life in period Mississippi and how the ensuing murder trial became a catalyst for the civil rights movement.
Variant and related titles
Internet Archive collection.
Format
Books
Language
English
Added to Catalog
May 07, 2020
Contents
Life in Mississippi
My family
At home with Mom and Dad
The abduction
The trial
Fear and flight
In Argo
Reopening the case and exhuming the body
Bobo on my mind
Epilogue. The Till Bill
Appendix. Lies, myths, and distortions.
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