The Ghost of Emmett Till: Based on Real Life Events

By W. James Richardson

No one could have fathomed the impact that fourteen-year-old Emmett Till's death would have on race relations, politics, and civil rights after he was brutally murdered in the sweltering Mississippi Delta. Young Emmett's death had a direct influence on award-winning freelance journalist Jamal Peterson who travels to the Mississippi Delta to cover the murder trial and gets more than he bargained. The men who killed Emmett Till are acquitted, but they do not escape a supernatural justice meted upon them by Emmett's ghost. Negroes in the Delta view Emmett Till's ghost as a blessing when his specter begins to strike fear in the hearts and minds of evildoers. This novel is intended to commemorate the death of Emmett Till.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1418464775
• ISBN13: 9781418464776
• Release Date: October 2004
• Publisher: Authorhouse
• Length: 292 Pages
• Weight: 0.75 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.7" x 5.0" x 8.0"

Customer Reviews

W. James Richardson's Braves The Past With His Novel THE GHOST OF EMMETT TILL

As a native of Mississippi, it is always fascinating to read books that deal with our history. In the novel THE GHOST OF EMMETT TILL, author W. James Richardson takes us back to where some of our darkest days were created, but gives us the hope of change and the ability to learn from what we have experienced. The book also shows that whether you knew the parties involved are not, their history and injustices are really all of our history. I hope people can come together and glean the important lessons from this book and discuss ways that we can continue the change around us.

Remember Emmett Till

The Ghost of Emmett Till took me back to the days when gaining civil rights meant more than just equality. That the equality people died for was the beginning of an in depth understanding of humanity. The period of the struggle was the groundbreaking starting point to moral and righteous humanization. Emmett Till's death served as a catalyst. Richardson used the atrocious killing to remind us the struggle is ongoing. We have not yet ended the war of wills. The will to continue to undo that which is unjust. With worldwide battles fought between those of differing ideologies, our battles on the home front still exist. As was written in the book , we should "Remember Emmett Till" until our souls are at rest.