At first Hiram is excited to visit his hometown in Mississippi. But soon after he arrives, he crosses paths with Emmett Till, a black teenager from Chicago who is also visiting for the summer, and Hiram sees firsthand how the local whites mistreat blacks who refuse to know their place. When Emmett s tortured dead body is found floating in a river, Hiram is determined to find out who could do such a thing. But what will it cost him to know? Mississippi Trial, 1955 is based on true events that helped spark the Civil Rights Movement. Author: Chris CroweReading Level: Young AdultFormat: 240 pages, PaperbackPublisher: Puffin (November 24, 2003) ISBN: 978-0142501924
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