The Barn: The Murder of Emmett Till

Description

Consider as the spark of the Civil Rights Movement, on August 28, 1955, Emmett Till was beaten, tortured, and murdered in a seed barn on Milam Plantation. Widely over looked are the details of what transpired inside the barn. From the widely published pictures Mamie Till – Mobley, (Emmett’s mother) shared with the world, the various books on the murder and trial, the documentaries, movies, and teleplays, and from Emmett Till himself in conversations through dreams with the author; this book is the author’s conclusion of what transpired on that infamous, tragic day.