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Getting away with murder : the true story of the Emmett Till case Cover Image Book

Getting away with murder : the true story of the Emmett Till case / by Chris Crowe.

Crowe, Chris, (author.).

Summary:

Presents a true account of the murder of fourteen-year-old, Emmett Till, in Mississippi, in 1955.

Record details

  • ISBN: 0803728042
  • ISBN: 9780803728042
  • Physical Description: 128 pages : illustrations, map ; 24 cm
  • Publisher: New York : Phyllis Fogelman Books, [2003]

Content descriptions

General Note:
Publisher information and cover art may vary.
Bibliography, etc. Note:
Includes bibliographical references (pages 125-128).
Formatted Contents Note:
The boy who triggered the civil rights movement -- Kicking the hornets' nest -- The boy from Chicago -- The wolf whistle -- Setting the stage -- Getting away with murder -- Aftershocks.
Target Audience Note:
1210L Lexile
Study Program Information Note:
Accelerated Reader AR UG 8.7 5 69598.

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Till, Emmett, 1941-1955 > Juvenile literature.
African American teenage boys > Mississippi > Biography > Juvenile literature.
African Americans > Juvenile literature.
African Americans > Crimes against > History > Mississippi > 20th century > Juvenile literature.
Lynching > Juvenile literature.
Lynching > Mississippi > History > 20th century > Juvenile literature.
Racism > Juvenile literature.
Racism > Mississippi > History > 20th century > Juvenile literature.
Trials (Murder) > Juvenile literature.
Trials (Murder) > Mississippi > Juvenile literature.
Racism.
Mississippi > Race relations > Juvenile literature.
Genre:
Biographies.

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  • 23 of 24 copies available at NC Cardinal. (Show)
  • 1 of 1 copy available at Onslow County Public Library.

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Sneads Ferry Branch Library YA 364.15 CRO (Text) 36015001129861 Young Adult Nonfiction Available -

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