Simeon's story an eyewitness account of the kidnapping of Emmett Till / Simeon Wright ; with Herb Boyd.

Author/creator Wright, Simeon
Other author Boyd, Herb, 1938-
Format Electronic
Edition1st ed.
Publication InfoChicago, Ill. : Lawrence Hill Books,
Descriptionxvi, 144 p. : ill., map ; 23 cm.
Supplemental ContentFull text available from Ebook Central - Public Library Complete
Subjects
Till, Emmett, 1941-1955--Juvenile literature.
Till, Emmett, 1941-1955.
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.
Lynching.
African Americans--Biography.
Racism.
Trials (Murder)
Mississippi--Race relations. --Juvenile literature.
Mississippi--Race relations.
Mississippi--History. --20th century.

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.
Abstract 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.
General noteIncludes index.
Access restrictionAvailable only to authorized users.
Technical detailsMode of access: World Wide Web
Genre/formElectronic books.
LCCN 2009033631
ISBN9781556527838
ISBN1556527837
Stock number1304088 QBI