A few days full of trouble : revelations on the journey to justice for my cousin and best friend, Emmett Till /

"In 1955, Emmett Till was lynched when he was 14 years old. That remains an undisputed fact of the case that ignited a flame within the civil rights movement that has yet to be extinguished. Yet the rest of the details surrounding the case remain distorted by time and too many tellings. What do...

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Main Authors: Parker, Wheeler, 1939- (Author), Benson, Chris, 1953- (Author)
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: New York : One World, [2023]
New York : ©2023
Edition:First edition
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