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

by Herb Boyd and Simeon Wright

Book Overview

Skipping Stones Multicultural & International Awareness Books Honor Award

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...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1569768196
• ISBN13: 9781569768198
• Release Date: September 2011
• Publisher: Lawrence Hill Books
• Length: 160 Pages
• Weight: 0.45 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.4" x 5.5" x 8.4"
• Age Range: 12 to 17 years
• Grade Range: Grades 7 to 12