The Murder of Emmett Till
(Part of the Coping Series, Spotlight on Explorers and Colonization Series, and Exploring the Elements Series)
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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.
Format:Library Binding
Language:English
ISBN:1538380579
ISBN13:9781538380574
Release Date:December 2017
Publisher:Rosen Young Adult
Length:48 Pages
Weight:0.05 lbs.
Dimensions:0.4" x 7.3" x 9.3"
Age Range:9 to 12 years
Grade Range:Grades 4 to 7
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