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The barn

the secret history of a murder in Mississippi
2024
"A shocking and revelatory account of the murder of Emmett Till that lays bare how forces from around the world converged on the Mississippi Delta in the long lead-up to the crime, and how the truth was erased for so long"--Provided by publisher.
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Los chicos fantasmas

2022
"After seventh-grader Jerome is shot by a white police officer, he observes the aftermath of his death and meets the ghosts of other fallen black boys, including historical figure Emmett Till"--Provided by publisher.
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Choosing Brave

How Mamie Till-Mobley and Emmett Till Sparked the Civil Rights Movement
2022
"The story of the mother of Emmett Till, and how she channeled grief over her son's death into a call to action for the civil rights movement"--Provided by publisher.
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Let the people see

the story of Emmett Till
2018
Shares the story of Emmett Till, a fourteen-year-old African-American beaten and lynched in 1955 due to American racism.

Getting away with murder

the true story of the Emmett Till case
2018
Presents a true account of the murder of fourteen-year-old Emmett Till in Mississippi in 1955.

Incendiary art

poems
2017
A collection of poems by African American poet, Patricia Smith.

A wreath for Emmett Till

This illustrated poetry collection eulogizes Emmett Till, an African American man who was killed in a brutal, racially motivated lynching in 1955.
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Simeon's story

an eyewitness account of the kidnapping of Emmett Till
Simeon Wright recounts his cousin Emmett Till's kidnapping and murder, which became the catalyst for the civil rights movement.

Mississippi trial, 1955

In Mississippi in 1955, a sixteen-year-old finds himself at odds with his grandfather over issues surrounding the kidnapping and murder of a fourteen-year-old African-American from Chicago.

Ghost boys

2019
"After seventh-grader Jerome is shot by a white police officer, he observes the aftermath of his death and meets the ghosts of other fallen black boys including historical figure Emmett Till"--Provided by publisher.
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