Reviews

The Blood of Emmett Till by Timothy B. Tyson

birdinflight1's review against another edition

5.0

This important book, unfortunately, made me seriously question my faith in humanity. Such an atrocious story!

jenmangler's review against another edition

4.0

This is a difficult but important book. Tyson does a masterful job of situating the events surrounding the murder of Emmett Till in context. Even if you think you know, you don't know. I learned so much reading this book.

txsweetheart's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional informative reflective sad tense medium-paced

4.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child death, Racial slurs, Racism, Violence, and Murder

elemmire's review against another edition

5.0

This is the kind of book we should be having kids read for black history month. too often we were given a rose tinted look at the civil rights movement. This book delves into the very violent past of our country, and why it was so important to do better. It also sheds light on how the sentiments of the past still influences us today.

nikki2902's review against another edition

emotional informative reflective sad medium-paced

4.0

thepetitepunk's review against another edition

At the funeral home, according to the Chicago Sun-Times, Mamie made up her mind to have an open-casket funeral, exclaiming, “Let the people see what they did to my boy.”

kcrouth's review against another edition

5.0

"The Blood of Emmett Till" is a narrative every American should read or hear. It conveys the story of the lynching of 14 year old Emmett Till in 1955 Mississippi. The event is told in all its horrid detail. But to fully flesh out the expanse of it, the author brilliantly presents background events and people, the resulting aftermath, and most importantly, the significance and movement that was created and powered by the memory of Emmett Till and how he died. The book is backed by thorough and exhaustive research, 62 of the 300+ pages are devoted references and footnotes, covering background, history, and resulting events, into the 21st century. This is real history that should be taught, and acted upon. There is no healing without first acknowledging the disease and then seeking the cure. This is an important and excellent work of research. Thank you Mr. Tyson.

https://documentarystudies.duke.edu/people/tim-tyson

dewey_scrapper's review against another edition

3.0

A reader can make or break an audiobook. The reader for this one wasn't so great. His mispronunciations bothered me, but I did power through. Overall, I enjoyed the book.

rvanegdom's review against another edition

informative sad fast-paced

4.5

ckshaw13's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional informative sad tense medium-paced

4.0