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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.
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Anderson, Devery S., author.
- Series:
- Race, Rhetoric, and Media
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Till, Emmett, 1941-1955.
- Till, Emmett.
- Till-Mobley, Mamie, 1921-2003.
- Till-Mobley, Mamie.
- Lynching--Mississippi--History--20th century.
- Lynching.
- African Americans--Crimes against--Mississippi.
- African Americans.
- Racism--Mississippi--History--20th century.
- Racism.
- Trials (Murder)--Mississippi--Sumner.
- Trials (Murder).
- Hate crimes--Mississippi.
- Hate crimes.
- United States--Race relations--History--20th century.
- United States.
- Mississippi--Race relations.
- Mississippi.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (577 p.)
- Edition:
- 1st ed.
- Place of Publication:
- Jackson, [Mississippi] : University Press of Mississippi, 2015.
- Language Note:
- English
- Summary:
- A gripping reexamination of the abduction and murder that galvanized the civil rights movement.
- Contents:
- Cover; Contents; Acknowledgments; Foreword; Preface; Prologue: Through a Glass, Darkly; PART ONE: IN BLACK AND WHITE; 1. Mother and Son; 2. Mississippi Welcomes Emmett Till; 3. Murder Heard Round the World; 4. Countdown; 5. Tallahatchie Trial, Part 1; 6. Tallahatchie Trial, Part 2; 7. Protests, Rumors, and Revelations; 8. Clamor, Conflict, and Another Jury; 9. The Look Story and Its Aftermath; 10. Never the Same; PART TWO: IN LIVING COLOR; 11. Revival; 12. Seeking Justice in a New Era
- 13. The Legacy of Emmett Till; Epilogue: Seeing Clearly; Appendix: Piecing the Puzzle; Notes; Bibliography; Index
- Notes:
- Description based upon print version of record.
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
- Description based on print version record.
- ISBN:
- 9781496802859
- 1496802853
- 9781496802897
- 1496802896
- OCLC:
- 904801346
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