Emmett Till Story Book. The emmett till interpretive center exists to tell the story of the emmett till tragedy and to point a way towards racial healing. Blood done sign my name, a finalist for the national book critics circle award and winner of the southern book award for nonfiction and the grawemeyer award in religion, as well as the basis for a feature film;
Till's body was returned home to. Blood done sign my name, a finalist for the national book critics circle award and winner of the southern book award for nonfiction and the grawemeyer award in religion, as well as the basis for a feature film; Emmett till arrives at the train station in grenada, mississippi, where he is picked up by relatives.
By all accounts, it is the definitive account of the case.
Gorn discusses why it was important for till’s mother to show his body to the public, how the till story resonates today, and what he wants readers to take away from his book. Emmett till arrives at the train station in grenada, mississippi, where he is picked up by relatives. Critic maureen corrigan says it's a timely story about the fragility of collective memory. But 60 years later, carolyn admitted to lying about the incident.