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Subject(s)

• Till, Emmett 1941-1955 [Browse]
• Lynching—Mississippi—History—20th century [Browse]
• Murder—Social aspects—Mississippi—Delta (Region). [Browse]
• African American teenage boys—Crimes against—Mississippi [Browse]
• African Americans—Civil rights—Mississippi—Delta (Region). [Browse]
• Racism against Black people—Government policy—Mississippi [Browse]
• Collective memory—Mississippi—Delta (Region). [Browse]
• Delta (Miss. : Region)—Race relations—History—20th century [Browse]

Library of Congress genre(s)

• Informational works [Browse]
• Instructional and educational works [Browse]
• True crime stories [Browse]

Summary note

"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.

Bibliographic references

Includes bibliographical references (pages 379-413) and index.

Contents

• The barn
• Destinies
• 1955
• Tomorrow.

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ISBN

• 9780593299821 (hardcover)
• 0593299825 (hardcover)

LCCN

2024010566

OCLC

1434034385

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