Remembering Emmett Till
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 4155369 |
|---|---|
| Authors | James R Ralph (Middlebury College, corresponding author), James Ralph (Middlebury College, Middlebury, Vermont) |
| Year | 2020 |
| Volume | 107 |
| Issue | 3 |
| Pages | 794-794 |
| Publication date | 2020-12-01 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Journal of American History (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0021-8723 • E-ISSN: 1945-2314 |
| Publisher | Oxford University Press (PUBLISHER • GB) |
| DOI | 10.1093/jahist/jaaa437 |
| OpenAlex | W3112274929 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 2 |
Historians have long recognized the murder of Emmett Till in 1955 and the response to it as a turning point in modern American history. There is arguably more scholarly interest today in the Till saga than ever before. In the past five years, three major books have been published on this episode—Devery S. Anderson's Emmett Till: The Murder that Shocked the World and Propelled the Civil Rights Movement (2015), Timothy B. Tyson's The Blood of Emmett Till (2017), and Elliott J. Gorn's Let the People See: The Story of Emmett Till (2018). In light of this scholarly outpouring, one might question whether there is much more to be said about the Till story. Dave Tell's book provides a useful historiographical summary, and on those grounds alone it is a valuable addition to the Till literature. But it offers much more, exploring new territory and presenting fresh insights. Tell's focus is
Archaeology · Historiography · Political science · American History and Culture · Criminal Justice and Corrections Analysis · History · Law · Race, History, and American Society
| Unique citing works | 2 |
|---|---|
| Citations per year | 0,33 |
| Citation span | 2020 - 2025 (6) |
| Citation velocity | recent |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 2 |