Racism on Trial: From the Medgar Evers Murder Case to Ghosts of Mississippi
- ISBN-10
- 0766030598
- ISBN-13
- 9780766030596
- Category
- Juvenile Nonfiction
- Pages
- 112
- Language
- English
- Published
- 2009-01-01
- Publisher
- Enslow Publishing, LLC
- Authors
- Wim Coleman, Pat Perrin
Description
"Examines the Byron De La Beckwith murder trials, including the mistrials and his eventual conviction, key figures in the case, and the inspiration for the movie Ghosts of Mississippi"--Provided by publisher.
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