In the name of Emmett Till : how the children of the Mississippi Freedom Struggle showed us tomorrow / Robert H. Mayer ; foreword by Leslie-Burl McLemore.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Mayer, Robert H., 1950- author.

Contributor:

McLemore, Leslie Burl, writer of foreword.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

African Americans--Civil rights--Mississippi--History--20th century--Juvenile literature.

African Americans.

Civil rights movements--Mississippi--History--20th century--Juvenile literature.

Civil rights movements.

African American civil rights workers--Mississippi--History--20th century--Juvenile literature.

African American civil rights workers.

African American student movements--Mississippi--History--20th century--Juvenile literature.

African American student movements.

African American youth--Mississippi--Social conditions--20th century--Juvenile literature.

African American youth.

Race relations.

History.

Social conditions.

African Americans--Civil rights.

Mississippi--Race relations--History--20th century--Juvenile literature.

Mississippi.

African Americans--Civil rights--Mississippi--History--20th century.

Civil rights movements--Mississippi--History--20th century.

African American civil rights workers--Mississippi--History--20th century.

African American student movements--Mississippi--History--20th century.

African American youth--Mississippi--Social conditions--20th century.

Mississippi--Race relations--History--20th century.

Genre:

History.

Juvenile works.

Physical Description:

xxii, 201 pages : illustrations, map ; 23 cm

Place of Publication:

Montgomery, AL : NewSouth Books, [2021]

Summary:

"The killing of Emmett Till is widely remembered today as one of the most famous examples of lynchings in America. African American children in 1955 personally felt the terror of his murder. These children, however, would rise up against the culture that made Till's death possible. From the violent Woolworth's lunch-counter sit-ins in Jackson to the school walkouts of McComb, the young people of Mississippi picketed, boycotted, organized, spoke out, and marched, working to reveal the vulnerability of black bodies and the ugly nature of the world they lived in. These children changed that world. In the Name of Emmett Till: How the Children of the Mississippi Freedom Struggle Tore Down Yesterday and Showed Us Tomorrow weaves together the riveting tales of those young women and men of Mississippi, figures like Brenda Travis, the Ladner sisters, and Sam Block who risked their lives to face down vicious Jim Crow segregation. Readers also discover the adults who guided the young people, elders including Medgar Evers, Robert Moses, and Fannie Lou Hamer. This inspiring new book of history for young adults from award-winning author Robert H. Mayer is an unflinching portrayal of life in the segregated South and the bravery of young people who fought that system. As the United States still reckons with racism and inequality, the activists working In the Name of Emmett Till can serve as models of activism for young people today"-- Provided by publisher.

Contents:

Machine generated contents note: 1. Emmett Till: The Beginning

Elders I Medgar Evers Joins the Fight for Freedom

2. The Tougaloo Nine and the Ladner Sisters

3. The `Children' of Medgar Evers

Elders II The Education of Bob Moses

4. Brenda Travis and the Burglund High Walkout

5. Freedom Riders and Two Kids from Jackson

6. The North Jackson Youth Council

7. The Children of Jackson March

8. A Tragedy and a People's Reaction

Elders III The Saga of Fannie Lou Hamer

9. Greenwood Part I

-Sam Block Shakes Things Up

10. Greenwood Part II

-The Children

11. George Raymond in Canton

12. Freedom Summer, Freedom Schools, a Legacy of Activism.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references (pages 179-185) and index.

Other Format:

Online version: Mayer, Robert H., 1950- In the name of Emmett Till

ISBN:

9781588384379

1588384373

OCLC:

1243028531