Bibliograph

Emmett Till, the murder that shocked the world and propelled the civil rights movement, Devery S. Anderson ; foreword by Julian Bond

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Emmett Till, the murder that shocked the world and propelled the civil rights movement, Devery S. Anderson ; foreword by Julian Bond

Language

eng

Bibliography note

Includes bibliographical references and index

resource.biographical

individual biography

Illustrations

illustrations

Index

index present

Literary Form

non fiction

Main title

Emmett Till

Nature of contents

bibliography

Oclc number

904801152

Responsibility statement

Devery S. Anderson ; foreword by Julian Bond

Sub title

the murder that shocked the world and propelled the civil rights movement

Summary

"Emmett Till offers the first truly comprehensive account of the 1955 murder and its aftermath. It tells the story of Emmett Till, the fourteen-year-old African American boy from Chicago brutally lynched for a harmless flirtation at a country store in the Mississippi Delta. His death and the acquittal of his killers by an all-white jury set off a firestorm of protests that reverberated all over the world and spurred on the civil rights movement. Like no other event in modern history, the death of Emmett Till provoked people all over the United States to seek social change" --, provided by publisher

Table Of Contents

Pt. 1. In black and white -- Mother and son -- Mississippi welcomes Emmett Till -- Murder heard round the world -- Countdown -- Tallahatchie trial, Part 1 -- Tallahatchie trial, Part 2 -- Protests, rumors, and revelations -- Clamor, conflict, and another jury -- The Look story and its aftermath -- Never the same -- Pt. 2. In living color -- Revival -- Seeking justice in a new era -- The legacy of Emmett Till

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Emmett Till, the murder that shocked the world and propelled the civil rights movement

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