Simeon's story
Subtitle: an eyewitness account of the kidnapping of Emmett Till
By: Simeon Wright ; with Herb Boyd
Contributors: Boyd, Herb, 1938-
Edition: 1st ed.
Publisher: Lawrence Hill Books
Published: 2010
Place of publication: Chicago, Ill
Language: eng
Number of pages: 144
ISBN-13: 9781556527838
Description: 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.
Notes: Includes index.
Table of contents: title: Life in Mississippi; title: My family; title: At home with Mom and Dad; title: The abduction; title: The trial; title: Fear and flight; title: In Argo; title: Reopening the case and exhuming the body; title: Bobo on my mind; title: Epilogue. The Till Bill; title: Appendix. Lies, myths, and distortions.