Choosing Brave: How Mamie Till-Mobley and Emmett Till Sparked the Civil Rights Movement (Caldecott Honor Book)
Angela Joy and Janelle Washington’s Choosing Brave: How Mamie Till-Mobley and Emmett Till Sparked the Civil Rights Movement is a beautifully crafted and incredibly important account of grief, perseverance and the continued battle for equality and justice. Joy’s storytelling and Washington’s art is notable on its own, and when paired together it’s award-worthy.
Mamie Till-Mobley is the mother of Emmett Till, the 14-year-old boy who was brutally murdered while visiting the South in 1955. His death became a rallying point for the civil rights movement, but few know that it was his mother who was the catalyst for bringing his name to the forefront of history.
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