{"product_id":"simeons-story-an-eyewitness-account-of-the-kidnapping-of-emmett-till-9781569768198","title":"Simeon's Story: An Eyewitness Account of the Kidnapping of Emmett Till","description":"\u003cp\u003e • Author(s): Simeon Wright\u003cbr\u003e • Publisher: Chicago Review Press\u003cbr\u003e • Publisher Imprint: Chicago Review Press\u003cbr\u003e • BISAC: History - United States - 20th Century\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eSkipping Stones Multicultural \u0026amp; International Awareness Books Honor Award\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e No modern tragedy has had a greater impact on race relations in America than the kidnapping and murder of Emmett Till. A 14-year-old black boy from Chicago visiting relatives in Mississippi in 1955, Till was taken from his uncle's home by two white men; several days later, his body was found in the Tallahatchie River. This grotesque crime became the catalyst for the civil rights movement.\u003cp\u003eAt age 12, author Simeon Wright\u003cb\u003e\u003c\/b\u003esaw and heard his cousin Emmett whistle at a white woman at a grocery store; he was sleeping in the same bed with him when Emmett was taken; and he was at the sensational trial. This is his gripping coming-of-age memoir.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Chicago Review Press","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":45086348279959,"sku":"9781569768198","price":981.0,"currency_code":"INR","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0666\/3471\/1191\/files\/9781569768198.webp?v=1767639022","url":"https:\/\/atlanticbooks.com\/products\/simeons-story-an-eyewitness-account-of-the-kidnapping-of-emmett-till-9781569768198","provider":"Atlantic Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}