Mississippi - Race relations
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Death of Innocence: The Story of the Hate Crime That Changed America
$20.00 Read moreThe mother of Emmett Till recounts the story of her life, her son’s tragic death, and the dawn of the civil rights movement–with a foreword by the Reverend Jesse L. Jackson, Sr.
In August 1955, a fo- Author: Till-Mobley, Mamie
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 320
- Publish Date: December 28 2004
- ISBN10: 0812970470
- Language: English
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Ever Is a Long Time: A Journey Into Mississippi’s Dark Past a Memoir
$33.32 Add to cartLike the renowned classics Praying for Sheetrock and North Toward Home, Ever Is a Long Time captures the spirit and feel of a small Southern town divided by racism and violence in the midst of the Civ… [more below]
- Author: Eubanks, W. Ralph
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 264
- Publish Date: January 03 2005
- ISBN10: 0465021050
- Language: English
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The Autobiography of Medgar Evers: A Hero’s Life and Legacy Revealed Through His Writings, Letters, and Speeches
$21.99 Add to cartOn the evening of June 12, 1963 — the day President John F. Kennedy gave his most impassioned speech about the need for interracial tolerance “Medgar Evers, the NAACP’s first field secretary in Missi… [more below]
- Author: Evers-Williams, Myrlie
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 400
- Publish Date: August 29 2006
- ISBN10: 0465021786
- Language: English
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Wade in the Water
$17.99 Add to cart“An impressive debut. Emotionally honest with lyricism and charm to spare, Nyani Nkrumah’s Wade in the Water depicts in riveting detail a racially charged Mississippi town, the secrets it holds, and t
- Author: Nkrumah, Nyani
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 320
- Publish Date: January 30 2024
- ISBN10: 0063226626
- Language: English
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Coming of Age in Mississippi: The Classic Autobiography of a Young Black Girl in the Rural South
$18.00 Add to cartThe unforgettable memoir of a woman at the front lines of the civil rights movement–a harrowing account of black life in the rural South and a powerful affirmation of one person’s ability to affect c… [more below]
- Author: Moody, Anne
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 432
- Publish Date: February 03 2004
- ISBN10: 0385337817
- Language: English
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In the Pines: A Lynching, a Lie, a Reckoning
$29.00 Add to cartWinner of the Mississippi Historical Society Book of the Year Award
In this “courageous and compelling … essential and critically important” book (Bryan Stevenson), an award-winning scholar of whit- Author: Hale, Grace Elizabeth
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 256
- Publish Date: November 07, 2023
- ISBN10: 0316564745
- Language: English
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The Blood of Emmett Till
$19.00 Add to cartThis extraordinary New York Times bestseller reexamines a pivotal event of the civil rights movement–the 1955 lynching of Emmett Till–“and demands that we do the one vital thing we aren’t often enou
- Author: Tyson, Timothy B.
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 304
- Publish Date: December 05, 2017
- ISBN10: 1476714851
- Language: English
