EMMETT

<p class=ql-align-justify>This new edition of Emmett includes a Prologue with 2 important documents: Commemoration of the 70th Anniversary of Emmett's Lynching and Professor Seeks to Make Film About Lawyer Who Defended the Racist Murderers in The Chronical of Higher Education (5/30/2003). Also included are 2 Indexes: The Unearthing of Emmett Till and The Legacy of Emmett Louis Till. The basis of materials herein is Clenora's 1988 Ford doctoral dissertation the 1st to establish Till as catalyst published in 1994 as Emmett Till: The Sacrificial Lamb of the CRM. Here she shows how his death impacted many i.e. Mamie his mom who dedicated her life to changing racist minds & laws in America via God's guidance and Rayfield Mooty Civil Rights activist & Labor Union leader who was Mamie's chief advisor. In Emmett she gives a new twist on the story: John Whitten Jr the attorney for the murderers who later regretted his role in the trial spending his life defending Blacks in MS pro bono-indeed a key step for racial healing via God's mercy. </p><p class=ql-align-justify></p><p class=ql-align-justify>The fervent prayers of Till's mother Mamie Till Mobley for everlasting justice and transcendent mercy have been finally answered through this gripping narrative by Dr. Clenora Hudson (Weems). Emmett speaks eternal truth to power. </p><p class=ql-align-justify></p><p class=ql-align-justify>-Dr. Benjamin F. Chavis Jr.--Pres. & CEO National Newspaper Publishers Assoc. (NNPA) </p><p class=ql-align-justify></p><p class=ql-align-justify>The 1st institution for the human being is the family unit systemically devastated for Blacks which is the root cause of our inability to end racial dominance. To achieve this we must all work together indeed a major element in Emmett wherein the child of the CRM is the center of the narrative. A must read! </p><p class=ql-align-justify></p><p class=ql-align-justify>-Zakiya Sankara-Jabar--Co-Founder & Co-Executive Director Racial Justice NOW In Emmett Clenora gives us all we need to advance to positive 21st century race relations which could greatly curtain racial domination escalating to racial healing. An international cause célèbre coming on the heels of The Butler 12 Years a Slave and Selma Emmett no doubt is both timely and urgent </p><p class=ql-align-justify></p><p class=ql-align-justify>-Barry Morrow--Oscar Award Winning Co-Writer of Rain Man & Producer</p>