This book will stand as the definitive work on Emmett Till for years to come. Incorporating much new information, the book demonstrates how the Emmett Till murder exemplifies the Jim Crow South at its nadir.
A gripping reexamination of the abduction and murder that galvanized the civil rights movement
This history also adds valuable biographical information for any number of important Navoo Mormons, from Joseph and Brigham to many less prominent but equally intriguing figures...." -- P. ix.
These are issues that are both interesting theologically and of significance on a personal level for those who have been to the temple."
In A Slow, Calculated Lynching: The Story of Clyde Kennard, Devery S. Anderson tells the story of a man who paid the ultimate price for trying to attend a white college during Jim Crow.
The Story of Clyde Kennard Devery S. Anderson. law on his side. When I sought enrollment at Ole Miss, the law was on ... times. Medgar Evers, who intervened on Kennard's behalf, also advised me in my efforts, and I filed a lawsuit in May ...