The Murder of Emmett Till

by Henrietta Toth

Overview

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.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781538380543
Publisher:	Rosen Publishing Group, Incorporated, The
Publication date:	12/30/2017
Series:	Spotlight On the Civil Rights Movement Series
Pages:	48
Sales rank:	123,671
Product dimensions:	7.25(w) x 9.25(h) x 0.20(d)
Age Range:	9 - 12 Years

Table of Contents

A Boy from Chicago 4

A Fun-Loving Teenager 6

Vacation in Mississippi 8

The South in the 1950s 10

Trip to Bryant's Grocery 12

Abducted at Night 14

The Murder 16

The Funeral 18

The Trial 22

Aftermath of the Murder and Trial 26

Influence on the Civil Rights Movement 28

A Mother's Mission 32

Reopening the Case 34

Truth, Lies, and Confessions 36

Emmett Till's Legacy 38

Remembering Emmett Till 40

Glossary 42

For More Information 43

For Further Reading 45

Bibliography 46

Index 47