A Death in the Delta: The Story of Emmett Till

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Summary: Emmett
Review: I used this book as reference for my African American Lit paper. Not only does it give insight into the Till murder but it also delves into the supercharged racial hatred that existed in the South at that time. What is truly chilling about this book was the strident bigotry that existed in Mississippi.Emmett's murderers showed no remorse for their actions and when the jury was interviwed by the media after the verdict they replied "WE would have acquited sooner but we had to stop for Cokes".


Rating:
Summary: Great Historical Perspective
Review: Not only did this book provide great in-depth details of the Till murder, but it also provided a great narrative on how the murder affected and possibly jump started the civil rights movement. I'll rate it 4 out of 5 stars...