In the name of Emmett Till : how the children of the Mississippi Freedom Struggle showed us tomorrow

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Label

In the name of Emmett Till : how the children of the Mississippi Freedom Struggle showed us tomorrow

Title remainder

how the children of the Mississippi Freedom Struggle showed us tomorrow

Statement of responsibility

Robert H. Mayer ; foreword by Leslie-Burl McLemore

Creator

• trueMayer, Robert H., 1950-

Contributor

• McLemore, Leslie Burl

Author

• trueMayer, Robert H., 1950-

Subject

• trueAfrican American history
• African American student movements -- Mississippi -- History -- 20th century -- Juvenile literature
• trueAfrican American students
• African American youth -- Mississippi -- Social conditions -- 20th century -- Juvenile literature
• African Americans -- Civil rights -- Mississippi -- History -- 20th century -- Juvenile literature
• African Americans -- Civil rights | History
• African Americans -- Civil rights | History -- 20th century
• trueCivil Rights Movement
• trueCivil rights
• Civil rights movements -- Mississippi -- History -- 20th century -- Juvenile literature
• trueMississippi
• trueMississippi -- Race relations | History -- 20th century
• Mississippi -- Race relations | History -- 20th century -- Juvenile literature
• trueSegregation
• trueUnited States -- Race relations | History -- 20th century
• trueCivil Rights Movement -- Mississippi
• trueAfrican American civil rights workers
• African American civil rights workers -- Mississippi -- History -- 20th century -- Juvenile literature

Genre

• Juvenile literature

Language

eng

Summary

"The killing of Emmett Till is widely remembered today as one of the most famous examples of lynchings in America. African American children in 1955 personally felt the terror of his murder. These children, however, would rise up against the culture that made Till's death possible. From the violent Woolworth's lunch-counter sit-ins in Jackson to the school walkouts of McComb, the young people of Mississippi picketed, boycotted, organized, spoke out, and marched, working to reveal the vulnerability of black bodies and the ugly nature of the world they lived in. These children changed that world. In the Name of Emmett Till: How the Children of the Mississippi Freedom Struggle Tore Down Yesterday and Showed Us Tomorrow weaves together the riveting tales of those young women and men of Mississippi, figures like Brenda Travis, the Ladner sisters, and Sam Block who risked their lives to face down vicious Jim Crow segregation. Readers also discover the adults who guided the young people, elders including Medgar Evers, Robert Moses, and Fannie Lou Hamer. This inspiring new book of history for young adults from award-winning author Robert H. Mayer is an unflinching portrayal of life in the segregated South and the bravery of young people who fought that system. As the United States still reckons with racism and inequality, the activists working In the Name of Emmett Till can serve as models of activism for young people today"--

Tone

• trueInspiring

Writing style

• trueComprehensive

Assigning source

Provided by publisher

Cataloging source

LBSOR/DLC

Dewey number

323.1196/0730762

Illustrations

• illustrations
• maps

Index

index present

Intended audience

• Ages: 12-18
• Grades: 10-12

Intended audience source

• NewSouth Books
• NewSouth Books

LC call number

E185.93.M6

LC item number

M275 2021

Literary form

non fiction

http://library.link/vocab/ext/novelist/minGradeLevel

• 4
• 6

Nature of contents

bibliography

Target audience

juvenile

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