A Wreath for Emmett Till
by Marilyn Nelson
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Author: Marilyn NelsonIllustrator: Philippe Lardy
Edition: Paperback
Audio: English (Original Language); English (Unknown); English (Published)
Published: 2009-01-12
ISBN: 0547076363
Number of pages: 48
Reading Level: Young Adult
Publisher: Graphia
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Emmett Till, a fourteen year old African American, was a victim of the racial violence during the 1940s. Emmett was accused of whistled at a white woman. Four days later, he was brutally beaten, shot in the head, and thrown into the Tallahatchie River with a cotten gin fan tied to his neck with barbed wire. Less than an hour of consulting, the murderers were found not guilty by an all white male jury. The inhumaan nature of this crime and the lack of a guilty verdict outraged both the black and white communities in the United States. The death of Emmett Till helped lead to the civil rights movement.
Marilyn Nelson tells the story of Emmett Till in the form of a heroic crown of sonnets. The detestable act of lynching is presented in this beautiful presentation, almost as if it were for Emmett Till himself. The short lines are filled with powerful emotion, and the interlinking sonnets keep the reader flipping the page to read on. For the young adult audience, sonnet notes are provided at the end of the book to add some clearity. Marilyn Nelson's _A_Wreath_for_Emmett_Till_ received a Coretta Scott King Award Honor, as well as a Michael L. Printz Award Honor.
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