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will love Sign up for LibraryThing to find out whether you'll like this book. 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. (  )carlabortiz | Apr 18, 2008 |   www.yasarah.blogspot.com (  )yasarah | Oct 26, 2007 | rampaginglibrarian | Aug 6, 2007 | 0.025 seconds to build listing  no reviews | add a review
Amazon.com Product Description (ISBN 0142501921, Paperback)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.(retrieved from Amazon Fri, 24 Apr 2009 07:58:05 -0400) The first test round has been closed. Visit the Open Shelves Classification group for details. |
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