Who Killed Emmett Till?
by:
Susan Klopfer (author)
I moved to the Mississippi Delta in 2003 as the Emmett Till cold case was opened. Living on the grounds of Parchman Penitentiary, a notorious compound with a fascinating history, gave me a unique opportunity to take a fresh look at this civil rights ground-breaking event and to meet some of the...
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I moved to the Mississippi Delta in 2003 as the Emmett Till cold case was opened. Living on the grounds of Parchman Penitentiary, a notorious compound with a fascinating history, gave me a unique opportunity to take a fresh look at this civil rights ground-breaking event and to meet some of the people who still had the story fresh in their hearts and minds.
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Format: ebook
ISBN:
2940000803455 (0000803456)
ASIN: 2940000803455
Publish date: 05-01-2010
Publisher: Susan Klopfer
Edition language: English
This was not an easy book to read. Klopfer presents an in-depth look at the murder of 14-year-old Emmett Till, as well as the murders of civil rights activists like Cleve McDowell, Berdia Kegler and Adlena Hamlett.Klopfer began researching the Till murder when her husband accepted a job at Parchman...
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