The Murder And Lynching Of Emmett Till by Ernest Muhammad

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The Murder And Lynching Of Emmett Till by Ernest Muhammad

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The Murder And Lynching Of Emmett Till by Ernest Muhammad

This is a revealing fiction book, based on the life of Emmett Louis Till (July 25, 1941- August 28, 1955) Emmett was murdered in Mississippi at the age of 14 after reportedly whistling with a white woman. Till was from Chicago, Illinois, visiting his relatives in Money, Mississippi, in the Mississippi Delta region, when he spoke to 21-year-old Carolyn Bryant, the married proprietor of a small grocery store there. Several nights later, Bryant's husband Roy and his half-brother J. W. Milam arrived at Till's great-uncle's house where they took Till, transported him to a barn, beat him and gouged out one of his eyes, before shooting him through the head and disposing of his body in the Tallahatchie River, weighting it with a 70-pound cotton gin fan tied around his neck with barbed wire. His body was discovered and retrieved from the river three days later. Reading the full details of what happened to Till and viewing photos in this book, is not for the faint-hearted.

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ISBN 13 9780615970479
ISBN 10 0615970478
Title The Murder And Lynching Of Emmett Till
Author Ernest Muhammad
Condition Unavailable
Binding Type Paperback
Publisher Ernest J. Muhammad
Year published 2014-03-25
Number of pages 162
Cover note Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary.