A review by jcpdiesel21
The Blood of Emmett Till by Timothy B. Tyson

4.0

An important yet often difficult and at times enraging read. Tyson has clearly done an impressive amount of research, presenting all aspects associated with Till: his background, the alleged incident, his kidnapping and murder, the sham trial and and its wide-reaching aftermath. I had only been introduced to Till himself a few years ago via the short film My Nephew Emmett, so it was equal parts informative and heartbreaking to learn all of the details about what happened to him. This audiobook is another recent listen where a narrator uses varying vocal inflections to portray different individuals, and the pitch-perfect Southern drawl adopted for the defense lawyers made my skin crawl. I found Mose and Mamie's bravery displayed after the murder and during the trial to be particularly admirable within the face of such deep-seated systemic racism.