Title: The lynching of Emmett Till
Description: On August 28, 1955, 14-year-old Emmett Till was abducted from his great-uncle's cabin in Money, Mississippi, and killed. With a collection of more than 100 documents, Metress retells Till's story in a unique and daring way--juxtaposing news accounts and investigative journalism with memoirs, poetry, and fiction.
Subjects: Lynching, Race relations, Trials, litigation, Trials (Murder), Racism, Crimes against, Sources, African Americans, History, Till, emmett, 1941-1955, African americans, crimes against
Places: Mississippi
People: Emmett Till (1941-1955), J. W. Milam
Time periods: 20th century