num_pages: 64
description: A picture book biography of the mother of Emmett Till and how she channeled grief over her son's death into a call to action for the civil rights movement.Mamie Till-Mobley is the mother of Emmett Till the 14-year-old boy who was brutally murdered while visiting the South in 1955. His death became a rallying point for the civil rights movement but few know that it was his mother who was the catalyst for bringing his name to the forefront of history.
language: English
title: Choosing Brave: How Mamie Till-Mobley and Emmett Till Sparked the Civil Rights Movement
publisher: Roaring Brook Press