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Wright, Simeon, 1942-
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Till, Emmett, 1941-1955 -- Juvenile literature.
Lynching -- Mississippi -- History -- 20th century -- Juvenile literature.
African Americans -- Crimes against -- Mississippi -- History -- 20th century -- Juvenile literature.
African American teenage boys -- Mississippi -- Biography -- Juvenile literature.
Racism -- Mississippi -- History -- 20th century -- Juvenile literature.
Trials (Murder) -- Mississippi -- Juvenile literature.
Mississippi -- Race relations -- Juvenile literature.
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Simeon's story : an eyewitness account of the kidnapping of Emmett Till / Simeon Wright ; with Herb Boyd.
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Wright, Simeon, 1942-
Chicago, Ill. : Lawrence Hill Books, c2010.
Subjects
Till, Emmett, 1941-1955 -- Juvenile literature.
Lynching -- Mississippi -- History -- 20th century -- Juvenile literature.
African Americans -- Crimes against -- Mississippi -- History -- 20th century -- Juvenile literature.
African American teenage boys -- Mississippi -- Biography -- Juvenile literature.
Racism -- Mississippi -- History -- 20th century -- Juvenile literature.
Trials (Murder) -- Mississippi -- Juvenile literature.
Mississippi -- Race relations -- Juvenile literature.
ISBN:
9781556527838
1556527837
Description:
xvi, 144 p. : ill., map ; 23 cm.
Edition:
1st ed.
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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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.
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Ewa Beach P/S Library
YA -- Nonfiction
305.80097 WR
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Pearl City Public Library
YA -- Nonfiction
305.80097 Wr
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Waialua Public Library
YA -- Nonfiction
305.80097 Wr
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