Mississippi Trial, 1955
of Chris Crowe (Goodreads Author)
Description
Winner of the 2003 International Reading Association Award for Young Adult NovelAt first Hiram is excited to visit his hometown in Mississippi. But soon after he arrives, he crosses paths with Emmett Till, a black teenager from Chicago who is also visiting for the summer, and Hiram sees firsthand how the local whites mistreat blacks who refuse to "know their place." When Emmett's tortured dead body is found floating in a river, Hiram is determined to find out who could do such a thing. But what will it cost him to know? Mississippi Trial, 1955 is a gripping read, based on true events that helped spark the Civil Rights Movement.
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- Format Paperback
- Pages 240 pages
- Publisher Speak
- Publication Date November 24th 2003
- First Publication 05/27/02
- Language English
- ISBN 9780142501924
- Edition Not informed
- Category Other
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