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New graphic novel retells Emmett Till's story
Original: New graphic novel retells Emmett Till’s story
A newly released graphic novel retells the story of Emmett Till, the 14-year-old Black teenager whose 1955 murder in Mississippi helped galvanise the civil rights movement. The adaptation brings his story to readers in illustrated form, joining a wave of works revisiting pivotal moments of racial violence in American history.
Why now: The graphic novel's release is drawing attention as Till's story continues to resonate in discussions of racial injustice.
Emmett TillUniversity of California, Riverside
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