Inside Blurbs for Emmett Till: The Sacrificial Lamb of the Civil Rights Movement (1994 and 2007). Some blurbs have been moved as seen outside and inside jacket.
Hudson-Weems substantiates the real catalytic event that unleashed the long inhibited Black rebellion against the viciousness and brutality of White racism. It had preceded the much heralded Montgomery Bus Boycott by one hundred days … the lynching of Till may no longer be denied as the genesis of the chronology of the Civil Rights Movement.
Talmadge Anderson, Editor-in-Chief
The Western Journal of Black Studies
Emmett Till is a significant contribution to our understanding of the nature of racial oppression in U.S. history. It places the morally monstrous lynching of Till in its proper historical context, posing it as a major catalyst of the Movement.
Maulana Karenga, Ph.D., Professor & Chair, Black Studies
California State University, Long Beach
The Till case symbolized the sexual and racial dimensions of oppression which were part of the system of segregation. Her approach to the psychological dimensions of racism is illuminating.
Manning Marable, Ph.D., Professor of History & Director of African American Studies, Columbia University
Many stories have been written about Bobo, none have told it like it was. The material I gave you was the experience I lived through and watched from the court trial in Sumner, Mississippi. I still have my press card. I am glad I found someone to tell it like I saw it. Since I cannot find words to express my feelings of appreciation, I will just say thanks, thanks, thanks. [Excerpted from April 1988 telegram sent to author]
Rayfield Mooty (deceased)
Labor Union & Civil Rights Activist
Emmett Till presents a complete account of the true origins of the modern Civil Rights movement during a critical period in American history. This brutality left blacks in no mood for such offensive acts from whites.
Charles Tisdale, Editor & Publisher
The Jackson Advocate