Simeon Wright Oral History Interview: Museum Object and Cultural History
Simeon Wright Oral History Interview: Date: May 23, 2011. Created by: Civil Rights History Project, American, founded 2009. Interview of: Simeon Wright, American, 1942 - 2017.
The object in the museum catalogue
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.
Materials, dates and provenance
- Date: May 23, 2011
- Created by: Civil Rights History Project, American, founded 2009
- Interview of: Simeon Wright, American, 1942 - 2017
- Interviewed by: Joseph Mosnier Ph. D.
- Subject of: Emmett Till, American, 1941 - 1955
- Subject of: Mamie Till-Mobley, American, 1921 - 2003
- Type: video recordings
- Type: oral histories
- Type: digital media - born digital
- Medium: digital
- Dimensions: Duration: 1 hr., 30 min., 56 sec.
- Dimensions: Total: 148.42 GB
- Place collected: Chicago, Cook County, Illinois, United States, North and Central America
- Place depicted: Mississippi, United States, North and Central America
- Topic: African American
- Topic: American South
- Topic: Civil Rights
- Topic: Hate crimes
- Topic: Justice
- Topic: Law
- Topic: Race discrimination
- Topic: U.S. History, 1953-1961
- Object number: 2011.174.10.1a-d
- Credit Line: Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture in partnership with the American Folklife Center, Library of Congress
- Data Source: National Museum of African American History and Culture
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