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Wright Thompson Investigates His Home State

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This week's book case: Emmitt Till’s murder has been a seminal moment in American history ever since it occurred in 1955. Wright Thompson’s new book “The Barn: The Secret History of a Murder in Mississippi” 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 week’s podcast:

The Barn: The Secret History of A Murder in Mississippi by Wright Thompson

Pappyland: A Story of Family, Fine Bourbon and the Things that Last by Wright Thompson

The Cost of These Dreams: Sports Stories and Other Serious Business by Wright Thompson

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