Simeon Wright Oral History Interview
- Created by
- Civil Rights History Project, American, founded 2009
- Interview of
- Wright, Simeon, American, 1942 - 2017
- Interviewed by
- Mosnier, Joseph Ph. D.
- Subject of
- Till, Emmett, American, 1941 - 1955
- Till-Mobley, Mamie, American, 1921 - 2003
- Date
- May 23, 2011
- Medium
- digital
- Dimensions
- Duration: 1 hr., 30 min., 56 sec.
- Total: 148.42 GB
- Description
- The oral history consists of four digital files: 2011.174.10.1a, 2011.174.10.1b, 2011.174.10.1c, and 2011.174.10.1d.
- Simeon Wright discusses his cousin, Emmett Till, and his attempts to correct the historical record concerning Till's murder. He recalls Till's visit to his home in Mississippi, going to Bryant's store, and the night that Till was kidnapped. He remembers the trial, moving to Chicago, and how the murder and publicity affected his family.
- LOC ID: afc2010039_crhp0010
- Place collected
- Chicago, Cook County, Illinois, United States, North and Central America
- Place depicted
- Mississippi, United States, North and Central America
- Collection title
- Civil Rights History Project
- Classification
- Time-based Media - Moving Images
- Movement
- Civil Rights Movement
- Type
- video recordings
- oral histories
- digital media - born digital
- Topic
- American South
- Civil rights
- Hate crimes
- Justice
- Law
- Race discrimination
- U.S. History, 1953-1961
- Credit Line
- Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture in partnership with the American Folklife Center, Library of Congress
- Object number
- 2011.174.10.1a-d
- Restrictions & Rights
- © Smithsonian National Museum of African American History & Culture and The American Folklife Center, Library of Congress
- Permission required for use. Proper usage is the responsibility of the user.