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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Main Author: Wideman, John Edgar (Author)
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: New York : Scribner, 2016.
Edition:First Scribner hardcover edition.
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