THE BARN: THE SECRET HISTORY OF A MURDER IN MISSISSIPPI, written and read by Thompson Wright

ESPN journalist Thompson Wright takes a writing detour in his memoir THE BARN: THE SECRET HISTORY OF A MURDER IN MISSISIPPI. He begins with gripping description of Willie Reed’s witnessing of Emmet Till’s 1955 torture and murder within a barn in the Delta. From there he describes his connection with his Mississippi homeland and his ignorance of what had occurred there. Wright in travels in time (from the times of the Choctaws) and subject (Delta’s richness and poverty, blues musicians, and entangled families) often making connections to Till’s murder, always written with deep feelings, growing more personal and evocative as the memoir concludes. Find more information about the book and the audio in the purchase link below.