<I>Simeon Wright Oral History Interview</I>
date: label: Date
content: May 23, 2011
name: label: Created by
content: Civil Rights History Project, American, founded 2009
label: Interview of
content: Simeon Wright, American, 1942 - 2017
label: Interviewed by
content: Joseph Mosnier Ph. D.
label: Subject of
content: Emmett Till, American, 1941 - 1955
label: Subject of
content: Mamie Till-Mobley, American, 1921 - 2003
notes: label: Description
content: The oral history consists of four digital files: 2011.174.10.1a, 2011.174.10.1b, 2011.174.10.1c, and 2011.174.10.1d.
label: Description
content: Simeon Wright discusses his cousin, Emmett Till, and his attempts to correct the historical record concerning Till's murder. He recalls Till's visit to his home in Mississippi, going to Bryant's store, and the night that Till was kidnapped. He remembers the trial, moving to Chicago, and how the murder and publicity affected his family.
label: Description
content: LOC ID: afc2010039_crhp0010
place: label: Place collected
content: Chicago, Cook County, Illinois, United States, North and Central America
label: Place depicted
content: Mississippi, United States, North and Central America
topic: label: Topic
content: African American
label: Topic
content: American South
label: Topic
content: Civil Rights
label: Topic
content: Hate crimes
label: Topic
content: Justice
label: Topic
content: Law
label: Topic
content: Race discrimination
label: Topic
content: U.S. History, 1953-1961
setName: label: See more items in
content: National Museum of African American History and Culture Collection
label: Collection title
content: Civil Rights History Project
label: Classification
content: Time-based Media - Moving Images
label: Movement
content: Civil Rights Movement
creditLine: label: Credit Line
content: Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture in partnership with the American Folklife Center, Library of Congress
dataSource: label: Data Source
content: National Museum of African American History and Culture
identifier: label: Object number
content: 2011.174.10.1a-d
objectType: label: Type
content: video recordings
label: Type
content: oral histories
label: Type
content: digital media - born digital
objectRights: label: Restrictions & Rights
content: © Smithsonian National Museum of African American History & Culture and The American Folklife Center, Library of Congress
label: Restrictions & Rights
content: Permission required for use. Proper usage is the responsibility of the user.
physicalDescription: label: Medium
content: digital
label: Dimensions
content: Duration: 1 hr., 30 min., 56 sec.
label: Dimensions
content: Total: 148.42 GB