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About the book
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
Wright Thompson’s family farm in Mississippi is 23 miles from the site of one of the most notorious and consequential killings in American history, yet he had to leave the state for college before he learned the first thing about it. To this day, fundamental truths about the crime are widely unknown, including where it took place and how many people were involved. This is no accident: the cover-up began at once, and it is ongoing.
About the Author
Wright Thompson is a senior writer for ESPN and the bestselling author of Pappyland and The Cost of These Dreams. He lives in Oxford, Mississippi with his family.
About the conversation partner
Gloria Dickerson is the founder and CEO of We2gether Creating Change, a not-for-profit organization, whose mission is to be a change agent in the transformation of the Mississippi Delta from a perceived place of poverty, low skills, and despair to a place of prosperity, abundant skills, and hope. She lives in Drew, MS, where she was born and raised and where, in 1965, she and her siblings were the first black students to integrate the previously all-white public schools.
Praise for...
“An incredible history of a crime that changed America.” -John Grisham
"Reporting and reckoning can get no better, or more important, than this.” -Kiese Laymon, author of Long Division and Heavy: An American Memoir
"With integrity, and soul, Thompson unearths the terrible how and why, carrying us back and forth through time, deep in Mississippi-baring, sweat, soil, and heart all the way through.” -Imani Perry
30 сен 2024
