Mississippi Trial, 1955 (Ira Children's Book Awards (International Reading Association))

by Chris Crowe

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Dial, 2002-05-27. Hardcover. Very Good/Very Good. Used, Very Good Hardcover, in Very Good Jacket. First Printing (full numberline) NOT ex-library, No remainder mark or handwriting. Trace of edgewear.

Book summary

Racism is at the heart of this historical fiction based on the true story of the murder of 14-year-old Emmett Till, an African American murdered in the South in 1955. Told from the perspective of teenage Hiram Hillburn, a cruel and sinister side of the mid-century South is revealed.