Reading “The Barn” by Wright Thompson, has changed my perspective on Mississippi significantly

First, if you can do the audio book version, Wright Thompson has a wonderful voice and cadence for this story.

Learning how Mississippi was manipulated by external entities for so long has made me more sympathetic to them. They are still responsible for their often abhorrent actions, but this book sheds light on how they developed their ideals. It is so incredibly well researched, and told in such a well organized way. It could be two books, one about Emmitt Till, and one about the economics of the Delta. Tying them together is, in my opinion, brilliantly done.