Getting Away with Murder by Chris Crowe

Getting Away with Murder by Chris Crowe

A JANE ADDAMS BOOK AWARD HONOR BOOK * An in-depth examination of the Emmett Till murder case, a hate crime that helped spark the Civil Rights Movement and continues to teach Americans about the urgent need for equal rights--updated and revised with a new chapter.

"Crowe pays powerful tribute to a boy whose untimely death spurred a national chain of events."--Publishers Weekly

In August 1955, a group of white men kidnapped and brutally murdered a fourteen-year-old boy in the Mississippi Delta. Why? Because a white woman said he whistled at her. And the boy, Emmett Till, was Black. What's more, Emmett's killers were never convicted--they got away with murder.

The extreme brutality of the crime put a national spotlight on racial violence in the South. But it was the dramatic trial and speedy acquittal of Emmett's white murderers that sparked widespread outrage that left a lasting impact on American history. Backed by careful research, Getting Away with Murder investigates the lead-up to Emmett's murder, its unprecedented aftermath, and its significance to the civil rights movement.

This revised edition has been updated to reflect the newest information about Emmett's life and untimely death, including recently uncovered details about his accuser's testimony. A new chapter featuring additional photographs examines the significance of the case in the twenty-first century and grants even more insight into the ongoing legacy of Emmett Till.

Chris Crowe was born in Danville, Illinois, and attended schools in Illinois, New Mexico, and California before settling in Tempe, Arizona, with his parents, where he graduated from McKemy Junior High and McClintock High School. He received a football scholarship at Brigham Young University, where he played in the 1974 Fiesta Bowl and got a degree in English. He taught English at McClintock High School for ten years while also pursuing his master's and doctorate degrees at Arizona State University on a part-time basis. He is the author of various works, the most well-known of which is MISSISSIPPI TRIAL, published in 1955 and winner of numerous accolades, including the 2003 International Reading Association's Young Adult Novel Award. GETTING AWAY WITH MURDER: THE TRUE STORY OF THE EMMETT TILL CASE, his nonfiction work, was a Jane Addams Honor book.

JUST AS GOOD: HOW LARRY DOBY CHANGED AMERICA'S GAME, his first children's book, was published in 2012. His most recent book is DEATH COMING UP THE HILL, a historical thriller set to be released in October 2014. Chris married his high school love, and the two now reside in Provo, Utah, where Chris works in the BYU English department. They have four children and are grandparents to two beautiful girls and three wonderful sons.

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ISBN 13	9780451478726
ISBN 10	045147872X
Title	Getting Away with Murder
Author	Chris Crowe
Condition	Unavailable
Binding Type	Paperback
Publisher	Penguin Putnam Inc
Year published	2018-01-09
Number of pages	144
Cover note	Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary.