A few days full of trouble : revelations on the journey to justice for my cousin and best friend, Emmett Till
by Parker, Wheeler, 1939- (Author), Benson, Chris, 1953- (Author)
Summary
"In 1955, Emmett Till was lynched when he was 14 years old. That remains an undisputed fact of the case that ignited a flame within the civil rights movement that has yet to be extinguished. Yet the rest of the details surrounding the case remain distorted by time and too many tellings. What does ju... Full description
- White lies
- What is life?
- "What does justice look like?"
- "Investigate and legislate"
- Unreasonable doubt
- A place called slaughter
- Broken promises
- Law and order
- Tale of the tape
- Reading between the lies
- Alternative facts
- Monuments, memorials, memories
- House of mirrors
- Appropriation
- Ghost skins
- Reckoning with the consequences.