Ghosts Of Mississippi: The Murder Of Medgar Evers, The Trials Of Byron De LA Beckwith, And The Haunting Of The New South (1984)

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Thoroughly researched and engaging book about Medgar Evers and his killer, Byron de la Beckwith. We start off learning about Beckwith's background, interwoven with chapters about Evers, his brother, wife, and children, and the night he was killed. Beckwith, also called "Delay" was tried twice in the 1960's and both times was not convicted due to hung juries. Finally, in the late 1990's, he was tried again, and even though many of the original witnesses were dead, their testimonies were read at the new trial. Interesting reading although I think too many real people are described when they are not ultimately important.

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