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Podcast: The Book Case
Episode: Wright Thompson Investigates His Home State
Description: This week's book case: Emmitt Tillâs murder has been a seminal moment in American history ever since it occurred in 1955. Wright Thompsonâs new book âThe Barn: The Secret History of a Murder in Mississippiâ looks at the horror through a whole new prism. Thompson loves his native land of Mississippi but is haunted by the barn where Emmitt Till was murdered. Why is it that we still know so little about one of the ugliest chapters in the history of American race relations? Tune in and find out.Books mentioned in this weekâs podca...