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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

This history considers the 1955 lynching of fourteen-year-old Emmett Till and its effects on African American children in Mississippi. It describes how young people experienced the terror surrounding his murder and then rose up as part of the movement for civil rights. A map, archival photographs, and extensive back matter accompany the account of youth action after Till’s killing.

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Themes
Activism · History · Racism And Prejudice · Social Justice
Format
Paperback
Publisher
University of Georgia Press
Published
September 14, 2021
ISBN-13
9781588385475
Language
English
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