Death of Innocence: The Story of the Hate Crime That Changed America
by Mamie Till-Mobley and Christopher Benson
The mother of Emmett Till recounts the story of her life, her son’s tragic... read more
- Grade
- 7-12
- Genre
- Biography
- Nonfiction
- Cultural Experience
- African American
Year Published 2004
- Text Complexity
- Lexile Level: Currently Not Available
- ATOS Reading Level: Currently Not Available
- Curricular Area
- English Language Arts
- History
- Social Studies
- Subject Headings
- Trials (Murder)--Mississippi
- Trials (Murder)
- Social Science | Ethnic Studies | African American Studies
- Crimes against
- Death and burial
- Lynching--Mississippi
- African American youth
- Political Science | Civil Rights
- Till, Emmett, 1941-1955--Death and burial
- Mississippi--Race relations
- Social Science | Discrimination & Racism
- Social Science | Violence in Society
- Social Science | Minority Studies
- Racism
- True Crime | Murder | General
- Hate crimes
- Sociology
- Race relations
- Till, Emmett
- African American youth--Crimes against--Mississippi
- Mississippi
- Racism--Mississippi
- Hate crimes--Mississippi
- Lynching
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