The details of The Civil Rights ERA 

Would you consider the audio edition of The Blood of Emmett Till to be better than the print version?

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I read book, as the audio played and enjoyed them bot novel immensely. I would have to lean towards audio because of the narrator's voices.

Who was your favorite character and why?

All who died seeking justice, Emmitts Mother and my Hero, Medgar Evers. All who stood in the presence of hatred and evil which is more than than many had the guts do.

What does Rhett S. Price bring to the story that you wouldn’t experience if you just read the book?

The narrator was essential in providing dialogue with voices to stimulate and intrigue the listener.

If you were to make a film of this book, what would the tag line be?

An Era of death and truth.

Any additional comments?

This novel tells the story I had known since I was a young adult.  However, the author provided documentary style detailed information connecting the various significant points of interest revealing the era, the people, the culture, the best and worst of people who lived and died during a horrible time in American History.  The most significant aspect of the novel is the author's ability to reveal a timeline of specifics surrounding the death of Emmitt Till shaping the reader's thoughts with knowledge about a period setting your emotions on fire.  When people speak of the Civil Rights Era, the details are rarely known or discussed. Because of the thousands of deaths during that period, each US State should erect Memorials and Monuments to recognize the deaths of so many people who merely wanted justice.

M. J. Leake - Travel Writer & Blogger / April 28, 2018

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Edifying

In 1955 an all-white male jury found the two white defendants not guilty of killing a black boy even though they had confessed to the crime. This is one of the worst incidents of “Southern Justice” in our nation’s history. The victim was a fourteen-year-old black boy from Chicago who was visiting a relative in Mississippi. The boy who had polio when younger was accused of provoking a white woman, Carolyn Bryant, with a wolf whistle and flirtation. Her husband, Roy Brant and her half -brother, J. W. Milan, then beat-up and lynched the boy.

Many books have been written about this case. What sets Tyson’s book apart is the broad view he used to examine the lynching. Tyson does an excellent job with the courtroom scenes. The book is well written and meticulously researched. Tyson examined the records including the trial transcripts and interviews of most of the people involved, including a rare interview with the late Carolyn Bryant. Apparently, Carolyn Bryant wrote her memoir. The manuscript and related papers have been sealed until 2038. The author delves into the social and economic forces that drove Roy Bryant and J. W. Milan to kill Till. Tyson then ties up the case to include the ongoing problems of inequality of justice for blacks today. Tyson is a historian at Duke University so the book is more academic than many books written on the subject.

The book is just over eight and a half hours long. Rhett S. Price does a good job narrating the book. Price is an actor and audiobook narrator. 

Jean, Santa Cruz, CA - Audible Review / July 15, 2017

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Excellent Book.  Worth 5 Stars *****

This true story recounts the cruel kidnapping and savage murder of a fourteen year old youngster in the racist Mississippi environment of 1955. Speaking from my own point of view, I never believed Emmett whistled at the white lady (Carolyn Bryant) with disrespect in mind but with an impish impulse to show off to his teen friends. Therefore, this makes the brutal consequence of his lighthearted child play even more horrific...if possible. The book is thoroughly researched, well written, and narrated by a brilliant performance artist with a talent to deliver dialogue in various character voices. 

Mary Burnight, Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada - Audible Review / March 2, 2017