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Wright Thompson

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To Understand Mississippi, I Went to Spain

The forces that would shape my home state’s violent history were set in motion by a 480-year-old map made by a Spanish explorer.

by Wright Thompson via The Atlantic on September 17, 2024
His Name Was Emmett Till

In 1955, just past daybreak, a Chevrolet truck pulled up to an unmarked building. A 14-year-old child was in the back.

by Wright Thompson via The Atlantic on July 22, 2021
What The Mississippi Delta Teaches Me About Home—And Hope

Finding struggle and resilience on a road trip through the birthplace of the blues.

by Wright Thompson via Fellow Travelers on January 6, 2020

The Barn: The Secret History of a Murder in Mississippi

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