Tell, Dave
Remembering Emmett Till
- ISBN 13:
- 9780226559537
- author:
- Tell, Dave
- format:
- Hardback
- publisher:
- University of Chicago Press
- language:
- English
- Publication Year:
- 2019
- Pages:
- 312
- Dimensions:
- 22.9 x 15.2 centimetres
- Genre:
- Nonfiction,Social Sciences, African-American Studies,
- Condition:
- New
- Availability:
- Item usually sent within 10 working days
Description
Dave Tell's Remembering Emmett Till examines how the commemoration of this infamous crime has altered the physical and cultural landscape of the Mississippi Delta.
The murder of Emmett Till, one of the darkest moments in the region's history, has become an economic driver for the Delta, with historical tourism transforming seemingly innocuous places into sites of racial politics. Tell builds a persuasive case for how these memorials have drawn potent connections between the dawn of the civil rights era and our own moment of renewed fire for racial justice.
Through five accounts of commemoration, Tell sheds light on the complexities of remembering Emmett Till and the ongoing struggle to balance remembrance with reconciliation.
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