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Forbidden Passages: Muslims and Moriscos in Colonial Spanish America (The Early Modern Americas)

ePub Forbidden Passages: Muslims and Moriscos in Colonial Spanish America (The Early Modern Americas) by Karoline P. Cook in History

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The mother of Emmett Till recounts the story of her life; her son’s tragic death; and the dawn of the civil rights movement—with a foreword by the Reverend Jesse L. Jackson; Sr. In August 1955; a fourteen-year-old African American; Emmett Till; was visiting family in Mississippi when he was kidnapped from his bed in the middle of the night by two white men and brutally murdered. His crime: allegedly whistling at a white woman in a convenience store. The killers were eventually acquitted. What followed altered the course of this country’s history—and it was all set in motion by the sheer will; determination; and courage of Mamie Till-Mobley; whose actions galvanized the civil rights movement; leaving an indelible mark on our racial consciousness. Death of Innocence is an essential document in the annals of American civil rights history; and a painful yet beautiful account of a mother’s ability to transform tragedy into boundless courage and hope. Praise for Death of Innocence “A testament to the power of the indestructible human spirit [that] speaks as eloquently as the diary of Anne Frank.”—The Washington Post Book World “With this important book; [Mamie Till-Mobley] has helped ensure that the story of her son (and her own story) will not soon be forgotten. . . . A riveting account of a tragedy that upended her life and ultimately the Jim Crow system.”—Chicago Tribune “The book will . . . inform or remind people of what a courageous figure for justice [Mamie Till-Mobley] was and how important she and her son were to setting the stage for the modern-day civil rights movement.”—The Detroit News “Poignant . . . In his mother’s descriptions; Emmett becomes more than an icon; he becomes a living; breathing youngster—any mother’s child.”—Pittsburgh Post-Gazette “Powerful . . . [Mamie Till-Mobley’s] courage transformed her loss into a moral compass for a nation.”—Black Issues Book Review Robert F. Kennedy Book Award Special Recognition • BlackBoard Nonfiction Book of the Year


#771029 in Books 2016-05-02Original language:EnglishPDF # 1 9.20 x 1.00 x 6.30l; #File Name: 0812248244272 pages


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