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Choosing brave : how Mamie Till-Mobley and Emmett Till sparked the civil rights movement  Cover Image Book Book

Choosing brave : how Mamie Till-Mobley and Emmett Till sparked the civil rights movement

Joy, Angela 1975- (author.). Washington, Janelle, (illustrator.).

Summary: "The story of the mother of Emmett Till, and how she channeled grief over her son's death into a call to action for the civil rights movement"--

Record details

  • ISBN: 9781250220950 (hardcover)
  • ISBN: 1250220955 (hardcover)
  • Physical Description: print
    1 volume (unpaged) : color illustrations ; 24 x 29 cm
  • Edition: First edition.
  • Publisher: New York : Roaring Brook Press, 2022.

Content descriptions

Bibliography, etc. Note: Includes bibliographical references.
Target Audience Note:
Ages: 6-10 Roaring Brook Press.
Grades: 2-3 Roaring Brook Press.
Awards Note:
Caldecott honor book, 2023
Coretta Scott King/John Steptoe new talent illustrator award, 2023
Robert F. Sibert Informational Book honor book, 2023
Subject: Till-Mobley, Mamie 1921-2003
Till, Emmett 1941-1955
African American women civil rights workers United States Biography
African American mothers United States Biography
Mothers of murder victims United States Biography
African Americans Civil rights History 20th century

Available copies

  • 6 of 6 copies available at Kenton County.

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  • 0 current holds with 6 total copies.
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