This is a story I had never heard before. It would have been a story no one would have ever heard very easily, but thankfully, it is not. The story of Emmett Till and his brutal murder changed history, and, in effect, initiated the civil rights movement. This novel is his story; a biography written by Chris Crowe. The book is filled with facts and information, but it is portrayed in a way that is interesting to all audiences. It is filled with pictures of Emmett, his family, and the time period. It also includes a graphic picture of the open casket funeral service (that lasted three days and attracted swarms of people). His body was beaten and destroyed beyond recognition. That picture, and others like it, shook the world. It helped people see their wrong.
I was so grateful to have been able to take in this part of history through this book. It really shed a new light on the civil rights movement and what this country was like before it.
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