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Writing to save a life: the Louis Till file
(CD Audiobook)

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New York, NY : Simon & Schuster Audio, [2016].
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6 audio discs (7.5 hr.) : CD audio, digital ; 4 3/4 in.
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Franklin
CD 345.02523 T574zs 2016
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CD 345.02523 T574zs 2016
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An award-winning writer traces the life of the father of iconic Civil Rights martyr Emmett Till, a man who was executed by the Army ten years before Emmett's murder. An evocative and personal exploration of individual and collective memory in America by one of the most formidable Black intellectuals of our time. In 1955, Emmett Till, aged fourteen, traveled from his home in Chicago to visit family in Mississippi. Several weeks later he returned, dead; allegedly he whistled at a white woman. His mother, Mamie, wanted the world to see what had been done to her son. She chose to leave his casket open. Images of her brutalized boy were published widely. While Emmett's story is known, there's a dark side note that's rarely mentioned. Ten years earlier, Emmett's father was executed by the Army for rape and murder.

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English
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9781508230571, 1508230579

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Unabridged.
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Read by Roger Guenveur Smith.
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An award-winning writer traces the life of the father of iconic Civil Rights martyr Emmett Till, a man who was executed by the Army ten years before Emmett's murder. An evocative and personal exploration of individual and collective memory in America by one of the most formidable Black intellectuals of our time. In 1955, Emmett Till, aged fourteen, traveled from his home in Chicago to visit family in Mississippi. Several weeks later he returned, dead; allegedly he whistled at a white woman. His mother, Mamie, wanted the world to see what had been done to her son. She chose to leave his casket open. Images of her brutalized boy were published widely. While Emmett's story is known, there's a dark side note that's rarely mentioned. Ten years earlier, Emmett's father was executed by the Army for rape and murder.
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Compact discs.
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APA Citation (style guide)

Wideman, J. E., & Smith, R. G. (2016). Writing to save a life: the Louis Till file. New York, NY, Simon & Schuster Audio.

Chicago / Turabian - Author Date Citation (style guide)

Wideman, John Edgar and Roger Guenveur, Smith. 2016. Writing to Save a Life: The Louis Till File. New York, NY, Simon & Schuster Audio.

Chicago / Turabian - Humanities Citation (style guide)

Wideman, John Edgar and Roger Guenveur, Smith, Writing to Save a Life: The Louis Till File. New York, NY, Simon & Schuster Audio, 2016.

MLA Citation (style guide)

Wideman, John Edgar, and Roger Guenveur Smith. Writing to Save a Life: The Louis Till File. New York, NY, Simon & Schuster Audio, 2016.

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