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The Resource Simeon's story : an eyewitness account of the kidnapping of Emmett Till, Simeon Wright ; with Herb Boyd

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

Label
Simeon's story : an eyewitness account of the kidnapping of Emmett Till
Title
Simeon's story
Title remainder
an eyewitness account of the kidnapping of Emmett Till
Statement of responsibility
Simeon Wright ; with Herb Boyd
Title variation
Simeon's Story: An Eyewitness Account of the Kidnapping of Emmett Till
Creator
Contributor
Author
Subject
Genre
Language
eng
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
Is part of
Biography type
contains biographical information
Cataloging source
DLC
http://library.link/vocab/creatorDate
1942-2017
http://library.link/vocab/creatorName
Wright, Simeon
Illustrations
  • illustrations
  • maps
Index
index present
LC call number
E185.93.M6
LC item number
W83 2010
Literary form
non fiction
Nature of contents
dictionaries
http://library.link/vocab/relatedWorkOrContributorDate
1938-
http://library.link/vocab/relatedWorkOrContributorName
Boyd, Herb
http://library.link/vocab/subjectName
  • Till, Emmett
  • Till, Emmett
  • Lynching
  • African Americans
  • African American teenage boys
  • Racism
  • Trials (Murder)
  • Lynching
  • African Americans
  • African Americans
  • Racism
  • Trials (Murder)
  • Mississippi
  • Mississippi
Target audience
juvenile
Label
Simeon's story : an eyewitness account of the kidnapping of Emmett Till, Simeon Wright ; with Herb Boyd
Link
Instantiates
Publication
Note
Includes index
Carrier category
online resource
Carrier category code
  • cr
Carrier MARC source
rdacarrier.
Content category
text
Content type code
  • txt
Content type MARC source
rdacontent.
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
Control code
ebs1112802e
Dimensions
unknown
Edition
1st ed.
Form of item
online
Isbn
9781569765425
Media category
computer
Media MARC source
rdamedia.
Media type code
  • c
Sound
unknown sound
Specific material designation
remote
Label
Simeon's story : an eyewitness account of the kidnapping of Emmett Till, Simeon Wright ; with Herb Boyd
Link
Publication
Note
Includes index
Carrier category
online resource
Carrier category code
  • cr
Carrier MARC source
rdacarrier.
Content category
text
Content type code
  • txt
Content type MARC source
rdacontent.
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
Control code
ebs1112802e
Dimensions
unknown
Edition
1st ed.
Form of item
online
Isbn
9781569765425
Media category
computer
Media MARC source
rdamedia.
Media type code
  • c
Sound
unknown sound
Specific material designation
remote

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