![]() ![]() ![]() His body was found several days after that in the Tallahatchie River. A few days after that, he was kidnapped by white racists in the middle of the night and brutalized over the course of several hours. Within a few days of his arrival, there was an incident that occurred at store in Money, Mississippi. You know, this was going to be the adventure of a lifetime for a kid who is so full of energy and life, the wide, open spaces of the delta and all the wonderful adventures he had heard about. But at the same time, it`s the story of a mother`s journey, the journey for redemption, the journey to find justice in the horrible, brutal murder of her son.Įmmett Till was 14 years old in 1955 when he traveled from Chicago, his Chicago home, to the Mississippi delta to spend a couple of weeks with relatives. At its heart, it is a mother-and-son story, and it`s one that takes a horribly tragic turn. CHRISTOPHER BENSON, CO-AUTHOR, "DEATH OF INNOCENCE": "Death of Innocence" is the story of Mamie Till Mobley and her son, Emmett Till. ![]()
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