In the Name of Emmett Till
How the Children of the Mississippi Freedom Struggle Showed Us Tomorrow
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Pages: 224
Illustrations: archival and historical photos
Trim size: 5.500in x 8.500in
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Paperback
Pub Date: 09/01/2024
ISBN: 9-781-5883-8547-5
List Price: $19.95
Hardcover
Pub Date: 09/14/2021
ISBN: 9-781-5883-8437-9
List Price: $19.95
EPUB
Pub Date: 09/14/2021
ISBN: 9-781-5883-8445-4
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NewSouth BooksIn the Name of Emmett Till
How the Children of the Mississippi Freedom Struggle Showed Us Tomorrow
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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.
—Vangela M. Wade, president and CEO, Mississippi Center for Justice
—Charles C. Bolton, professor of history, The University of North Carolina at Greensboro
—Devery S. Anderson, author of Emmett Till: The Murder That Shocked the World and Propelled the Civil Rights Movement
—William Heath, author of The Children Bob Moses Led
—Shennette Garrett-Scott, author of Banking on Freedom: Black Women in U.S. Finance Before the New Deal
—Pamela D. C. Junior, director, Two Mississippi Museums
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