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Additional authors

1. Schomburg Children's Collection.

Description

1. 128 p. : ill., map; 24 cm.

Summary

1. Presents a true account of the murder of fourteen-year-old, Emmett Till, in Mississippi, in 1955.

Subject

1. Till, Emmett, 1941-1955 > Juvenile literature
2. Till, Emmett, 1941-1955
3. Lynching > Mississippi > History > 20th century > Juvenile literature
4. African Americans > History > Mississippi > 20th century > Juvenile literature
5. African American teenage boys > Mississippi > Juvenile literature
6. Racism > Mississippi > History > 20th century > Juvenile literature
7. Trials (Murder) > Mississippi > Juvenile literature
8. Lynching
9. African Americans
10. Racism
11. Trials (Murder)
12. Mississippi > Race relations > Juvenile literature

Contents

1. 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.

Call number

1. Sc E 07-288

Bibliography (note)

1. Includes bibliographical references (p. 125-128).

Author

1. Crowe, Chris.

Title

1. Getting away with murder : the true story of the Emmett Till case / by Chris Crowe.

Imprint

1. New York : Phyllis Fogelman Books, c2003.

Bibliography

1. Includes bibliographical references (p. 125-128).

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1. Contributor biographical information
2. Publisher description

Added author

1. Schomburg Children's Collection.

LCCN

1. 2002005736

ISBN

1. 0803728042 (acid-free paper)
2. 9780803728042 (acid-free paper)

Research call number

1. Sc E 07-288