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　　There are many heroes of the civil rights movement—men and

women we can look to for inspiration. Each has a unique story, a

path that led to a role as leader or activist. Death of Innocence

is the heartbreaking and ultimately inspiring story of one such

hero: Mamie Till-Mobley, the mother of Emmett Till—an innocent

fourteen-year-old African-American boy who was in the wrong place

at the wrong time, and who paid for it with his life. His outraged

mother’s actions galvanized the civil rights movement, leaving an

indelible mark on American racial consciousness.

Mamie Carthan was an ordinary African-American woman growing up

in 1930s Chicago, living under the strong, steady influence of her

mother’s care. She fell in love with and married Louis Till, and

while the marriage didn’t last, they did have a beautiful baby boy,

Emmett.

In August 1955, Emmett was visiting family in Mississippi when he

was kidnapped from his bed in the middle of the night by two white

men and brutally murdered. His crime: allegedly whistling at a

white woman in a convenience store. His mother began her career of

activism when she insisted on an open-casket viewing of her son’s

gruesomely disfigured body. More than a hundred thousand people

attended the service. The trial of J. W. Milam and Roy Bryant,

accused of kidnapping and murdering Emmett (the two were eventually

acquitted of the crime), was considered the first full-scale media

event of the civil rights movement.

What followed altered the course of this country’s history, and

it was all set in motion by the sheer will, determination, and

courage of Mamie Till-Mobley—a woman who would pull herself back

from the brink of suicide to become a teacher and inspire hundreds

of black children throughout the country.

Mamie Till-Mobley, who died in 2003 just as she completed this

memoir, has honored us with her full testimony: “I focused on my

son while I considered this book. . . . The result is in your

hands. . . . I am experienced, but not cynical. . . . I am hopeful

that we all can be better than we are. I’ve been brokenhearted, but

I still maintain an oversized capacity for love.” Death of

Innocence is an essential document in the annals of American civil

rights history, and a painful yet beautiful account of a mother’s

ability to transform tragedy into boundless courage and hope.

From the Hardcover edition.

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　　Mamie Till-Mobley died on January 6, 2003, at the age of

eighty-one. Following the death of her only child, Emmett Till, she

entered Chicago Teachers College in 1956, graduating cum laude and

fifth in her class three and a half years later. In 1973, she

earned a master’s degree in administration and supervision at

Loyola University. Till-Mobley was a frequent lecturer throughout

the country, recalling the struggle for civil rights and urging her

listeners to be the best they could be.

　　A Chicago-based writer and lawyer, Christopher Benson is the

features editor for Ebony, and a former Washington editor for Ebony

and Jet. His articles have also appeared in Chicago and Reader’s

Digest. Benson is the author of the novel Special Interest, which

will be published by One World/Ballantine in December 2003.

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　　Advance praise for Death of Innocence

　　“I am so thankful for the bravery and courage Mamie demonstrated

when she shared her only child with the world. The news of Emmett’s

death caused many people to participate in the cry for justice and

equal rights, including myself. The respect I have felt for her

since 1955 will always live with me. She was blessed among women to

carry the mantle with grace and dignity.”

　　—Rosa Parks

　　“Death of Innocence reveals Mamie Till-Mobley for what she was:

one of the greatest, but largely unsung, heroes in all of

African-American history. Her words are powerful; her strength and

vision in the face of the unspeakable horror of her son’s death are

astonishing. The life and work of Mamie Till-Mobley serves as an

inspiration to all who love justice."

　　—Stanley Nelson, executive producer and director of the

documentary The Murder of Emmett Till

　　“Mamie Till-Mobley has written a powerful book in which she

reveals to us the life she shared with her son, Emmett Till, and

her pride and joy as he became a remarkable young man. This story

shows us how the cruelty of a few changed the life of a loving,

caring mother and the history of a nation.”

　　—Kadiatou Diallo, author of My Heart Will Cross This Ocean: My

Story, My Son, Amadou

　　“An epic drama of despair and hope. The most powerful personal

story, so far, from the civil rights movement.”

　　—Morris Dees, Southern Poverty Law Center

　　“Mamie Till-Mobley has always deserved our admiration for her

insistence that the world know her son’s terrible fate, and for her

determination to confront his killers in a Mississippi courtroom.

Now, in the final act of her life, she gives us an account of the

crime, its victim, and its aftermath that is as historically

valuable as it is inspiring.”

　　—Philip Dray, author of At the Hands of Persons Unknown: The

Lynching of Black America

　　"In the pantheon of Black women I love and admire, Mamie

Till-Mobley stands tall. Throughout her memoir…she is as fearless

in sharing her life story as she was when she insisted on an

open-casket funeral for her beloved son, Emmett. It was wise of

Till-Mobley, who died earlier this year at 81, to wait until she

could see the end of her journey to tell her story….Throughout her

life, Till-Mobley never tried to cash in on her son's death.

Instead, she tried to find a way to make sense of it. None of us

can really know her pain, but through Death of Innocence we do know

her grace. Her book is a story of faith and hope -- but not blind

faith and hope; rather faith and hope as action, as being worthy of

the challenge."

　　-Nikki Giovanni

　　From the Hardcover edition.

书籍介绍

There are many heroes of the civil rights movement—men and women we can look to for inspiration. Each has a unique story, a path that led to a role as leader or activist. Death of Innocence is the heartbreaking and ultimately inspiring story of one such hero: Mamie Till-Mobley, the mother of Emmett Till—an innocent fourteen-year-old African-American boy who was in the wrong place at the wrong time, and who paid for it with his life. His outraged mother’s actions galvanized the civil rights movement, leaving an indelible mark on American racial consciousness.

Mamie Carthan was an ordinary African-American woman growing up in 1930s Chicago, living under the strong, steady influence of her mother’s care. She fell in love with and married Louis Till, and while the marriage didn’t last, they did have a beautiful baby boy, Emmett.

In August 1955, Emmett was visiting family in Mississippi when he was kidnapped from his bed in the middle of the night by two white men and brutally murdered. His crime: allegedly whistling at a white woman in a convenience store. His mother began her career of activism when she insisted on an open-casket viewing of her son’s gruesomely disfigured body. More than a hundred thousand people attended the service. The trial of J. W. Milam and Roy Bryant, accused of kidnapping and murdering Emmett (the two were eventually acquitted of the crime), was considered the first full-scale media event of the civil rights movement.

What followed altered the course of this country’s history, and it was all set in motion by the sheer will, determination, and courage of Mamie Till-Mobley—a woman who would pull herself back from the brink of suicide to become a teacher and inspire hundreds of black children throughout the country.

Mamie Till-Mobley, who died in 2003 just as she completed this memoir, has honored us with her full testimony: “I focused on my son while I considered this book. . . . The result is in your hands. . . . I am experienced, but not cynical. . . . I am hopeful that we all can be better than we are. I’ve been brokenhearted, but I still maintain an oversized capacity for love.” Death of Innocence is an essential document in the annals of American civil rights history, and a painful yet beautiful account of a mother’s ability to transform tragedy into boundless courage and hope.

From the Hardcover edition.