|a The kidnapping and murder of Emmett Till is famous as a catalyst for the Civil Rights Movement. |a Presents a true account of the murder of fourteen-year-old, Emmett Till, in Mississippi, in 1955. |a The boy who triggered the civil rights movement - Kicking the hornets' nest - The boy from Chicago - The wolf whistle - Setting the stage - Getting away with murder - Aftershocks.
|a Includes bibliographical references (pages 125-128). |a 128 pages : |b illustrations, map |c 24 cm |a New York : |b Phyllis Fogelman Books, |c
|a Getting away with murder : |b the true story of the Emmett Till case / |c by Chris Crowe. |a DLC |b eng |c DLC |d BAKER |d BTCTA |d YDXCP |d OCLCG |d EHH |d BDX |d OCLCF |d OCLCQ |d OCLCO |d OCL |d GOC |d AQ3 |d GRC |d AZZPT |d CD5 |d ISN |d OCLCA |d BRL |d OCLCA |d JDP |d REC |d OCL |d OCLCO |d CPO In clear, vivid detail Chris Crowe investigates the before-and-aftermath of the crime, as well as the dramatic court trial, and places it into the context of the nascent Civil Rights Movement. It was a galvanizing moment for Black leaders and ordinary citizens, including such activists as Rosa Parks. Although the two white men were tried and acquitted by an all-white jury, they later bragged publicly about the crime. The extreme violence of the crime put a national spotlight on the Jim Crow ways of the South, and many Americans-Black and white-were further outraged at the speedy trial of the white murderers. Three days later his brutally beaten body was found floating in the Tallahatchie River. Likely showing off to friends, Emmett allegedly whistled at a white woman. Emmett Till, a fourteen-year-old Black teenager from Chicago, was visiting family in a small town in Mississippi during the summer of 1955.
The kidnapping and murder of Emmett Till is famous as a catalyst for the Civil Rights Movement. Presents a true account of the murder of fourteen-year-old, Emmett Till, in Mississippi, in 1955.
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