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The Barn The Secret History of a Murder in Mississippi [electronic resource] : by Thompson, Wright.aut; cloudLibrary;
"The Barn is serious history and skillful journalism, but with the nuance and wallop of a finely wrought novel… The Barn describes not just the poison of silence and lies, but also the dignity of courage and truth.” — The Washington Post “The most brutal, layered, and absolutely beautiful book about Mississippi, and really how the world conspired with the best and worst parts of Mississippi, I will ever read…Reporting and reckoning can get no better, or more important, than this.” —Kiese Laymon “An incredible history of a crime that changed America.” —John Grisham "With integrity, and soul, Thompson unearths the terrible how and why, carrying us back and forth through time, deep in Mississippi—baring, sweat, soil, and heart all the way through.” —Imani Perry A shocking and revelatory account of the murder of Emmett Till that lays bare how forces from around the world converged on the Mississippi Delta in the long lead-up to the crime, and how the truth was erased for so long Wright Thompson’s family farm in Mississippi is 23 miles from the site of one of the most notorious and consequential killings in American history, yet he had to leave the state for college before he learned the first thing about it. To this day, fundamental truths about the crime are widely unknown, including where it took place and how many people were involved. This is no accident: the cover-up began at once, and it is ongoing.  In August 1955, two men, Roy Bryant and J.W. Milam, were charged with the torture and murder of the 14-year-old Emmett Till in Money, Mississippi. After their inevitable acquittal in a mockery of justice, they gave a false confession to a journalist, which was misleading about where the long night of hell took place and who was involved. In fact, Wright Thompson reveals, at least eight people can be placed at the scene, which was inside the barn of one of the killers, on a plot of land within the six-square-mile grid whose official name is Township 22 North, Range 4 West, Section 2, West Half, fabled in the Delta of myth as the birthplace of the blues on nearby Dockery Plantation. Even in the context of the racist caste regime of the time, the four-hour torture and murder of a Black boy barely in his teens for whistling at a young white woman was acutely depraved; Till’s mother Mamie Till-Mobley’s decision to keep the casket open seared the crime indelibly into American consciousness. Wright Thompson has a deep understanding of this story—the world of the families of both Emmett Till and his killers, and all the forces that aligned to place them together on that spot on the map. As he shows, the full horror of the crime was its inevitability, and how much about it we still need to understand. Ultimately this is a story about property, and money, and power, and white supremacy. It implicates all of us. In The Barn, Thompson brings to life the small group of dedicated people who have been engaged in the hard, fearful business of bringing the truth to light. Putting the killing floor of the barn on the map of Township 22 North, Range 4 West, Section 2, West Half, and the Delta, and America, is a way of mapping the road this country must travel if we are to heal our oldest, deepest wound.  
Subjects: Electronic books.; South (AL, AR, FL, GA, KY, LA, MS, NC, SC, TN, VA, WV);
© 2024., Penguin Publishing Group,
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Léonard, le mouton qui ne voulait pas être tricoté / by Fortin, Mélanie,1976-; Béha, Philippe.;
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Subjects: Moutons; Courage; Sheep; Courage;
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Miedoso / by Bernasconi, Pablo,1973-;
Debajo de la cama de Nina vive un monstruo enorme. Enormísimo... Pero es un monstruo que no se atreve a salir. ¿Queréis saber por qué? Una historia original y deliciosa que nos habla de los miedos, del valor, y nos lanza la pregunta: ¿el miedo también se asusta?
Subjects: Picture books.; Girls; Monsters; Fear; Courage;
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Khorobri, dobri ta pukhnasti / by Kinnear, Nicola.;
Khorobri -- T͡Sytʹ! Tykhenʹko!
Subjects: Picture books.; Humorous fiction.; Rabbits; Courage; Forest animals; Ukrainian language materials.;
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Mamá se va a la guerra / by Aparici Martín, Irene,1967-; Carretero, Mónica.;
A mother uses a war with many battles to explain her fight with breast cancer to her two sons and how their lives will change over the coming months.LSC
Subjects: Breast; Courage; Values; Mother and child;
© c2012., Cuento de Luz,
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Le pois chic et le grand plouf / by John, Jory.; Oswald, Pete.; Fortin, Isabelle.; Joshaghani, Saba.;
Subjects: Humorous fiction.; Romans humoristiques.; Lectures et morceaux choisis.; Readers (Publications); Haricots; Beans; Courage; Courage; Piscines; Swimming pools; French language materials.;
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Comme tu es brave! : un livre sur le dépassement de soi / by O'Hair, Margaret.; Cardoso, Sofia(Illustrator);
Subjects: Picture books.; Livres d'images.; Sanchez, Sofia, 2009-; Down syndrome; Down syndrome; Courage; Courage; Conduct of life; Morale pratique; Comportement humain; Children with disabilities; Enfants handicapés; Perseverance (Ethics); Persévérance (Morale); French language materials.;
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Malenʹkiĭ ryt͡sarʹ, kotoryĭ borolsi͡a s nepogodoĭ / by Tibo, Gilles.; Després, Geneviève.; 880-05Trostnikova, Tatʹi͡ana.;
A little knight must overcome his fear of the rain to save his village when a huge storm descends, leaving the villagers stranded."Dli͡a deteĭ do 3-kh let"--Colophon.
Subjects: Picture books.; Fear; Courage; Cake; Rescues; Villages; Knights and knighthood;
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Je suis courageux : un livre sur la résilience / by Verde, Susan.; Reynolds, Peter H.(Peter Hamilton),1961-; Fortin, Isabelle.;
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Subjects: Courage; Résilience (Trait de personnalité); Persévérance (Morale); Courage; Resilience (Personality trait); Perseverance (Ethics);
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Les merveilles de la nuit / by Voigt, Marie.; Montagnier, Isabelle.;
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Subjects: Peur de l'obscurité; Ours; Courage; Nuit; Fear of the dark; Bears; Courage; Night;
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