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Includes discussion of Wright family siblings, Elizabeth & Moses Wright, Wright & Till family tree, Elizabeth Wright speaking in tongues, keeping boys on the Wright farm as assets, Thelma moving to Chicago, faith and baseball, life in...
Includes discussion of Thelma leaving Mississippi, free meals at Cook County Hospital, the birth of Till and the nickname “Bobo”, raising baby Emmett, departure of Louis Till, home cooking, and Till’s future plans and spirituality.
Includes discussion of Moses Wright's dream of Till's murder, Elizabeth Wright, Wright family siblings, the Wright & Till family tree, and Elizabeth Wright speaking in tongues.
Includes pre-interview chit chat, introduction of participants, and discussion of Moses & Elizabeth Wright; Wright family history; and Moses Wright's dream of Till's murder.
Includes discussion of Willie leaving Mississippi, Till’s interest in the military, fishing in Mississippi, sharecropping in Mississippi, Wright family stories, “reporters” in Wright house at 2:00 am, staying in Mississippi during Till...
Includes discussion of Elizabeth and Moses Wright, keeping boys on the Wright farm as assets, Thelma moving to Chicago, faith and baseball, life in the Delta, family reunions, Willie leaving Mississippi, and Till’s interest in the military.
Includes discussion of segregation in Mississippi, white family friends after Till’s abduction, Moses Wright, speculation on Moses Wright living away from Mississippi under different circumstances, unpaid labor on the Wright farm, and...
Includes discussion of fishing in Mississippi, sharecropping in Mississippi, Wright family stories, “reporters” in Wright house at 2 am, staying in Mississippi during Till trial, and sharecropping wages.
Includes Willie and work ethic, Thelma and moving around United States, interview wrap up, paperwork, and Sister Rosetta Tharpe, No sound after around 6:00.
Includes discussion of Willie leaving Mississippi, growing up in Mississippi, Thelma leaving Mississippi, free meals at Cook County Hospital, birth of Emmett Till, the nickname “Bobo”, raising baby Emmett, departure of Louis Till, home...
Includes discussion of Till and monster movies, Till in Mississippi, racism in Chicago and Mississippi, interview break, Elizabeth and Moses Wright in Chicago, and family lore about Till. No sound at end of recording.
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