Simeon Wright (1942–2017)
Autor von Simeon's Story: An Eyewitness Account of the Kidnapping of Emmett Till
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Simeon Brown Wright was born in Doddsville, Mississippi on October 15, 1942. At the age of 12, he watched his cousin Emmett Till be abducted at gunpoint and identified Emmett's ring for the police a few days later, after his cousin's beaten body had been fished from the Tallahatchie River. After mehr anzeigen graduating from high school, he joined the Army. He experienced a religious conversion in his early 20s. He enrolled in a union apprenticeship program for pipe fitters at Reynolds Metals and became a deacon in the Argo Temple Church of God in Christ in Cook County, Illinois. His book, Simeon's Story: The Kidnapping of Emmett Till written with Herb Boyd, was published in 2010. He died from complications of bone cancer on September 4, 2017 at the age of 74. (Bowker Author Biography) weniger anzeigen
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- Rechtmäßiger Name
- Wright, Simeon Brown
- Geburtstag
- 1942-10-15
- Todestag
- 2017-09-04
- Geschlecht
- male
- Nationalität
- USA
- Geburtsort
- Doddsville, Mississippi, USA
- Sterbeort
- Countryside, Illinois, USA
- Todesursache
- cancer (bone)
- Wohnorte
- Doddsville, Mississippi, USA
Argo, Illinois, USA
Countryside, Illinois, USA - Beziehungen
- Till, Emmett (cousin)
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Simeon's Story: An Eyewitness Account of the… von Simeon Wright
A memoir by Emmett Till's cousin who offers a powerful portrait of life in Jim Crow-era Mississippi and offers an eyewitness account of the events leading up to and including his cousin's abduction.
A good book to read especially when civil rights are being studied.
This book finally tells the story of what happened that fateful night that 14-year-old, Emmett (Bobo) Till was taken from the home of his relatives in Money, Mississippi and was never seen alive again. His body was found floating in the river nearby with a gunshot wound to his head. Though a trial took place charging the white men (who witnesses saw take him from the home) were found innocent.
The book, written by Simeon Wright, Bobo's cousin tells the story how he remembers it. He clears up common misconceptions and talks candidly about the ordeal which still weighs heavily on him today. The facts are interesting and kept my interest, but I found the writing somewhat dull. It could have been so much better. While I'm sure he didn't want to sensationalize the events, they could have been written with better word choice and urgency as the first-hand account of the subject deserves.
All in all, an interesting read, which I would recommend even for students.… (mehr)
The book, written by Simeon Wright, Bobo's cousin tells the story how he remembers it. He clears up common misconceptions and talks candidly about the ordeal which still weighs heavily on him today. The facts are interesting and kept my interest, but I found the writing somewhat dull. It could have been so much better. While I'm sure he didn't want to sensationalize the events, they could have been written with better word choice and urgency as the first-hand account of the subject deserves.
All in all, an interesting read, which I would recommend even for students.… (mehr)
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