The Blood of Emmett Till (Audiobook)

from Schmerguls

5462. The Blood of Emmett Till, by Timothy B. Tyson (read 17 Apr 2017) This is a 2017 book which relates the events surrounding the murder of Emmett Till on 25 Aug 1955. The author obtained the transcript of the trial and interviewed the woman whose relatives tortured and killed Emmet Till . The ...

from TiffanyAK

Heartbreaking, but brilliant, it walks through the events and context surrounding the murder of Emmett Till and the influence it had on history. The ties linking it to today were a bit forced, at least as it came across in the audio, but, still, it's an important book.

from lamour

In 1955, a Chicago black teenager went to Mississippi to spend the summer with an uncle. While buying some gum from a young married woman in a corner store, he either said something to her, touched her hand when handing her the money or failed to show deference to her as was expect for a black ma...

from Whisper1

Recently released and thoroughly developed, as well as excellently written, this book, like all other books about the murder/lynching of 14 year old Emmett Tilll leave me sad and very, very angry that the two who killed him were found not guilty. Emmett was from Chicago. Visiting his uncle in Mon...

from MontzaleeW

The Blood of Emmett Till by Timothy B. Tyson is an audible book I got from the library and I am not sure I am glad or not. I knew the story but not the details. I wanted to know but didn't want to know. It was so horrific, I didn't know if I could stand to hear it, to know that people stood by an...