01705cam a2200373 i 4500 1685608224 TxAuBib 20241030120000.0 240308s2024||||||||||||||||||||||||eng|u 2024010566 9780593299821 hardcover 0593299825 hardcover TxAuBib rda Thompson, Wright, author. The barn : the secret history of a murder in Mississippi / Wright Thompson. New York : Penguin Press, 2024. 448 pages : maps ; 24 cm. txt rdacontent n rdamedia nc rdacarrier Includes bibliographical references and index. The Barn -- Destinies -- 1955 -- Tomorrow. "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. 20241030. 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. TXAAL