SOCIAL SCIENCES

The Blood of Emmett Till

by Timothy B. Tyson

S. & S. Jan. 2017. 304p. ISBN 9781476714844. $27; ebk. ISBN 9781476714868. HIST

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National Book Critics Circle finalist Tyson presents a new history of 14-year-old Emmett Till's 1955 lynching, drawing from sources such as the only interview given by the white woman Till was accused of whistling at and a murder trial transcript believed to be missing for 50 years. (LJ 12/16)

Reviewed by Molly McArdle , Jan 01, 2017

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