A Conversation with Karlos K. Hill about His New Book, The Murder of Emmett Till, by Daniel Simon

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A photograph of Karlos Hill juxtaposed with the cover to his book, The Murder of Emmett Till

This week marks the sixty-fifth anniversary of the murder of Emmett Till on August 28, 1955. Karlos K. Hill’s new book, The Murder of Emmett Till, retells and recontextualizes the story for a new generation of readers born decades after this decisive moment, which helped ignite the Civil Rights Movement. Dr. Hill and WLT editor in chief Daniel Simon sat down for a virtual conversation about the book.

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