The barn: the secret history of a murder in Mississippi
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New York : Penguin Press, 2024.
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Book
Physical Desc:
430 pages : maps, genealogical tables ; 25 cm
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Description
"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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Subjects
LC Subjects
African American teenage boys -- Crimes against -- Mississippi.
African Americans -- Civil rights -- Mississippi -- Delta (Region)
Collective memory -- Mississippi -- Delta (Region)
Delta (Miss. : Region) -- Race relations -- History -- 20th century.
Lynching -- Mississippi -- History -- 20th century.
Murder -- Social aspects -- Mississippi -- Delta (Region)
Racism against Black people -- Government policy -- Mississippi.
Till, Emmett, -- 1941-1955.
African Americans -- Civil rights -- Mississippi -- Delta (Region)
Collective memory -- Mississippi -- Delta (Region)
Delta (Miss. : Region) -- Race relations -- History -- 20th century.
Lynching -- Mississippi -- History -- 20th century.
Murder -- Social aspects -- Mississippi -- Delta (Region)
Racism against Black people -- Government policy -- Mississippi.
Till, Emmett, -- 1941-1955.
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Language:
English
ISBN:
9780593299821, 0593299825
Notes
Bibliography
Includes bibliographical references (379-413) and index.
Description
"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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APA Citation (style guide)
Thompson, W. (2024). The barn: the secret history of a murder in Mississippi. Penguin Press.
Chicago / Turabian - Author Date Citation (style guide)Thompson, Wright. 2024. The Barn: The Secret History of a Murder in Mississippi. Penguin Press.
Chicago / Turabian - Humanities Citation (style guide)Thompson, Wright, The Barn: The Secret History of a Murder in Mississippi. Penguin Press, 2024.
MLA Citation (style guide)Thompson, Wright. The Barn: The Secret History of a Murder in Mississippi. Penguin Press, 2024.
Note! Citation formats are based on standards as of July 2022. Citations contain only title, author, edition, publisher, and year published. Citations should be used as a guideline and should be double checked for accuracy.
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