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The Murder of Emmett Till

Spotlight On the Civil Rights Movement

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.

Library Bound Book List: $33.47 / S&L: $25.10
Interactive eBook List: $99.95 / S&L: $74.95
eBook List: $33.47 / S&L: $25.10

Reading Level: 6

Interest Level: 5-10

Product type : Library Bound Book
ISBN : 978-1-5383-8057-4
Author : Henrietta Toth
Copyright : 2018
Language : English
Pages : 48
Trim : 7 1/4" x 9 1/4"
Dewey : 364.1/34--dc23
Bibliography • Detailed Table of Contents • Full-Color Photographs • Further Information Section • Further Information Section • Glossary • Index • Primary Sources • Timelines • Websites

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