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Mississippi Trial, 1955 by Chris Crowe
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Mississippi Trial, 1955

by Chris Crowe

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This first person narrative gives an authoritative and comprehensible account of the tragic murder of fourteen year old Elliot Till. Details about the racial tensions and political climate of the segregated south in 1955 will give young readers a greater understanding of the historical significance of this hateful crime, the unjust results of the trial, and raise questions about its role in the civil rights movement. Be advised that the language may be offensive and the violent details surrounding the actual crime are graphic. ( )
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At first Hiram is excited to visit his hometown in Mississippi. But soon after he arrives, he crosses paths with Emmett Till, a black teenager from Chicago who is also visiting for the summer, and Hiram sees firsthand how the local whites mistreat blacks who refuse to "know their place." When Emmett's tortured dead body is found floating in a river, Hiram is determined to find out who could do such a thing. But what will it cost him to know? Mississippi Trial, 1955 is a gripping read, based on true events that helped spark the Civil Rights Movement.

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