Simeon's story [electronic resource] : an eyewitness account of the kidnapping of Emmett Till / Simeon Wright ; with Herb Boyd.

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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.

Bibliographic Details
Main Author:	Wright, Simeon, 1942-2017
Other Authors:	Boyd, Herb, 1938-
Language:	English
Published:	Chicago, Ill. : Lawrence Hill Books, c2010.
Edition:	1st ed.
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 > Mississippi > History > 20th century. African Americans > Crimes against > Mississippi > History > 20th century. African Americans > Biography. Racism > Mississippi > History > 20th century. Trials (Murder) > Mississippi. Mississippi > Race relations > Juvenile literature. Mississippi > Race relations.
Genre:	Juvenile literature. Biography Biography.
Online Access:	EBSCO eBooks: 2010 (EBSCO) eBook K-8 Collection (EBSCOhost): 2010 (EBSCO) eBook High School Collection (EBSCOhost): 2010 (EBSCO) eBook Public Library Collection (EBSCOhost) – North America: 2010 (EBSCO)
Variant Title:	Simeon's Story: An Eyewitness Account of the Kidnapping of Emmett Till
Format:	Electronic eBook

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.