Mamie Till-Mobley discusses the effect on her life of the murder of her son, Emmett Till, a fourteen-year-old African-American boy who was killed in Mississippi in 1955 for allegedly whistling at a white woman, and tells how she was able to go on after his death to become a teacher and an activist in the civil rights struggle.
A history of the Ku Klux Klan founded in 1866 by six young men in Pulaski, Tennessee. Describes the brutal activities of this terrorist group against former slaves who tried to exercise their rights as free citizens. Provides personal accounts as well as information from other primary sources. Includes photographs, newspaper and magazine illustrations, and a civil rights timeline from 1863 through 2008.
inside the white power movement's hidden spaces of hate
Simi, Pete
Guides readers through white supremacy movements in the United States, examining how they are able to persist in spite of general favor of racial equality. Outlines differences between various white supremacy groups and features case studies, first person-accounts, and interviews with white supremacists.
Takes an updated look at hate crimes in America, offering a background and history, problems and possible solutions, and various perspectives. Includes profiles of people and organizations, a chronology, primary source documents, and resources.
the death of a Black man, the trial of a white racist, and the rise of the American neo-Nazi movement in America
Langer, Elinor
2004
Chronicles the events surrounding the trial of Kenneth Mieske, a white racists accused of killing an Ethiopian, and discusses how the incident uncovered the neo-Nazi movement in the United States.
