Chris Crowe

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1) Mississippi trial, 1955

Author

Crowe, Chris

Language

English

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Book, eBook, Kindle, eAudiobook

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In Mississippi in 1955, a sixteen-year-old finds himself at odds with his grandfather over issues surrounding the kidnapping and murder of a fourteen-year-old African American from Chicago.

2) Death coming up the hill: a novel

Author

Crowe, Chris

Language

English

Formats

Book, eBook

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Douglas Ashe keeps a weekly record of historical and personal events in 1968, the year he turns seventeen, including the escalating war in Vietnam, assassinations, rampant racism, and rioting; his first girlfriend, his parents' separation, and a longed-for sister.

3) Getting away with murder: the true story of the Emmett Till case

Author

Crowe, Chris

Language

English

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"Presents a true account of the murder of fourteen-year-old Emmett Till in Mississippi in 1955 and the lasting impact of his death"--

4) Just as good: how Larry Doby changed America's game

Author

Crowe, Chris

Publisher

Candlewick Press

Pub. Date

2012

Language

English

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An African American family in Cleveland, Ohio, listens on their new radio to the first game of the 1948 World Series, in which Larry Doby, the first black player in the American League, won the game for the Cleveland Indians.

5) Thurgood Marshall: a twentieth-century life

Author

Crowe, Chris

Series

Up close (Viking)

Publisher

Viking

Pub. Date

c2008

Language

English

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Thurgood Marshall became the first African American appointed to the U.S. Supreme Court, but it's his life leading up to that point--from school troublemaker to passionate lawyer--that makes him both accessibly real and a role model to Americans of every color.