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Quotes by Simeon Wright

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The family can't do anything. It's up to Mrs. Chiles now and the state of Mississippi that's been given a rare chance to redeem themselves. They claim that they have changed. We're gonna see. We're going to stand back and watch what happens.
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It scared us out of our wits, ... Man, we couldn't get into the car fast enough.
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I was the one to identify the ring that was taken off the body, ... Those who didn't believe it are holding their head in shame now.
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I was with him in the store and I was with him in bed when he was taken. Overnight everything was changed. Innocence was gone. Things I experienced that night, I never even dreamed of happening. It had a negative effect on my life but I made the best of what I had. I didn't let it destroy me.
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He chased me for three years, ... He convinced me that what he was after was the truth.
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If we can get somebody on the witness stand it would bring some closure, ... If Keith hadn't come along with his film the Emmett Till case never would have been reinvestigated.
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If we can get somebody on the witness stand it would bring some closure. If Keith hadn't come along with his film, the Emmett Till case never would have been reinvestigated.
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In conclusion, here's my advice to aspiring writers, journalists, and future lawyers - or anyone planning on working in the communications field: if you want an accurate account of any story, go to the primary sources. They know what really happened.