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Death of Innocence : The Story of the Hate Crime That Changed America by Mamie Till-Mobley; Christopher Benson; Rev. Jesse Jackson is a history book available to read on EtoBox.

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The mother of Emmett Till recounts the story of her life, her son’s tragic death, and the dawn of the civil rights movement—with a foreword by the Reverend Jesse L. Jackson, Sr. In August 1955, a fourteen-year-old African American, Emmett Till, was visiting family in Mississippi when he was kidnapped from his bed in the middle of the night by two white men and brutally murdered. His crime: allegedly whistling at a white woman in a convenience store. The killers were eventually acquitted. What followed altered the course of this country’s history—and it was all set in motion by the sheer will, determination, and courage of Mamie Till-Mobley, whose actions galvanized the civil rights movement, leaving an indelible mark on our racial consciousness. Death of Innocence is an essential document in the annals of American civil rights history, and a painful yet beautiful account of a mother’s ability to transform tragedy into boundless courage and hope. Praise for Death of Innocence “A testament to the power of the indestructible human spirit [that] speaks as eloquently as the diary of Anne Frank.” — The Washington Post Book World “With this important book, [Mamie Till-Mobley] has helpe

Who reads Death of Innocence : The Story of the Hate Crime That Changed America?

Author

Mamie Till-Mobley; Christopher Benson; Rev. Jesse Jackson

Publisher

Random House Publishing Group

Published

2011

Language

EN

ISBN

9781588363244

Category

history

Subjects

Memoir, True Crime, Social Science

Rating

4.31 / 5 (60 ratings)

Updated

2026-03-13