Full name: Simeon's Story: An Eyewitness Account of the Kidnapping of Emmett Till

Authors: Simeon Wright, Herb Boyd Rank: Rating: Original Rating: Pop Rating: Genres/categories: True crime, History, Non Fiction Purchase/reserch links: LibraryThing Goodreads Amazon ISBNs: 9781569768198 1569768196

No modern tragedy has had a greater impact on race relations in America than the kidnapping and murder of Emmett Till. A 14-year-old black boy from Chicago visiting relatives in Mississippi in 1955, Till was taken from his uncle's home by two white men; several days later, his body was found in the Tallahatchie River. This grotesque crime became the catalyst for the civil rights movement. At age 12, author Simeon Wright saw and heard his cousin Emmett whistle at a white woman at a grocery store; he was sleeping in the same bed with him when Emmett was taken; and he was at the sensational trial. This is his gripping coming-of-age memoir. Similar books: Columbine by Dave Cullen Homicide by David Simon The Library Book by Susan Orlean The Esperanza Fire by John N. Maclean Getting Away with Murder by Chris Crowe The Infiltrator by Robert Mazur Sex Trafficking by Siddharth Kara On the Laps of Gods by Robert Whitaker The Freedom Summer Murders by Don Mitchell Jack the Ripper by John J. Eddleston L.A. Noir by John Buntin The Billionaire's Vinegar by Benjamin Wallace A Bright and Guilty Place by Richard Rayner High Treason by Robert J. Groden The Bureau by Ronald Kessler The Curious Habits of Dr Adams by Jane Robins Gangster Squad by Paul Lieberman No Right to Remain Silent by Lucinda Roy A Death in the Delta by Stephen J. Whitfield The Shankill Butchers by Martin Dillon