Displaying 1 of 1 2024 Format: Book Author: Thompson, Wright, author. Title: The barn : the secret history of a murder in Mississippi / Wright Thompson. Publisher, Date: New York : Penguin Press, 2024. ©2024 Description: 430 pages : maps, genealogical tables ; 25 cm 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. Subjects: 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. Notes: Includes bibliographical references (pages 379-413) and index. Contents: The barn -- Destinies -- 1955 -- Tomorrow. LCCN: 2024010566 ISBN: 9780593299821 0593299825 * 9780593299838 Other Number: 1434034385 System Availability: 1 Current Holds: 0 # Local items: 1 Control Number: 354130 Call Number: 364.134 Thompson Course Reserves: 0 # Local items in: 1 # System items in: 1 Place Request Add to My List Share Expand All | Collapse All Availability Large Cover Image Librarian's View Displaying 1 of 1
