Murder of Emmett Till, The (18)

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In August 1955, Emmett Till was a fourteen-year-old African American teenager on vacation. He had traveled to visit relatives in rural Mississippi. He would return home to Chicago to be buried. Emmett Till was murdered by two white men, making him a victim of racial violence that galvanized the unfolding civil rights movement. This account details the circumstances of his abduction, murder, and funeral, plus the subsequent trial. Readers will learn how his legacy still resonates today and how emerging information sheds a different light on what really happened to him.
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    • SKU
      RR11474
  • Series
    Spotlight On the Civil Rights Movement
  • Manufacturer
    Rosen and PowerKids
  • Publisher
    Rosen Young Adult
  • Publisher or imprint
    Rosen Young Adult
  • Author
    Toth, Henrietta
  • ISBN-13
    978-1-5383-8057-4
  • Format
    Reinforced Library Binding
  • Size
    7 1/4" x 9 1/4"
  • Reading Interest
    5,6,7,8,9,10
  • # of Pages
    48
  • Dewey Decimal
    364.1/34--dc23
  • Guided Reading Level
    Y
  • Date Published
    2018
In August 1955, Emmett Till was a fourteen-year-old African American teenager on vacation. He had traveled to visit relatives in rural Mississippi. He would return home to Chicago to be buried. Emmett Till was murdered by two white men, making him a victim of racial violence that galvanized the unfolding civil rights movement. This account details the circumstances of his abduction, murder, and funeral, plus the subsequent trial. Readers will learn how his legacy still resonates today and how emerging information sheds a different light on what really happened to him.

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