Ep. 763: Landscape and Murder in the Mississippi Delta

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Steven Rinella talks with author Wright Thompson . Topics discussed: Grab a copy of Wright's book, The Barn: The Secret History of a Murder in Mississippi ; the history of a patch of ground; the Mississippi Delta as manmade land; the murder of Emmett Till; cotton; the sharecropper system; always referring to "The War"; what it means to be Southern; the connection between Chicago and Mississippi; learning history to know it; the existential trauma of having so much wilderness erased; and more. Connect with Steve and The MeatEater Podcast Network Steve on Instagram and Twitter MeatEater on Instagram , Facebook , Twitter , and YouTube See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.