Writing to save a life : the Louis Till file /

"In The Louis Till File, John Edgar Wideman searches for Louis Till, a silent victim of American injustice. Wideman's personal interaction with the story began when he learned of Emmett's murder in 1955; Wideman was also fourteen years old. After reading decades later about Louis'...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author:	Wideman, John Edgar (Author)
Format:	Book
Language:	English
Published:	New York : Scribner, 2016.
Edition:	First Scribner hardcover edition.
Subjects:	United States. > Army. > Transportation Command. > Battalion, 379th. > Company, 177th > Biography. Till, Emmett, > 1941-1955 > Death and burial. Wideman, John Edgar. Till, Louis, > 1922-1945 > Death and burial. World War, 1939-1945 > African Americans > Biography. African American soldiers > Biography. War crimes > Italy > Civitavecchia. War crimes > United States > History > 20th century. World War, 1939-1945 > Italy. African American men > Social conditions > 20th century. BIOGRAPHY & AUTOBIOGRAPHY / Cultural Heritage. HISTORY / African American. TRUE CRIME / Murder. Biographies. True crime stories.

Table of Contents:

Louis Till
The file
Graves.