Review

. I like this book because it is telling a story of a young boy who was murdered for hitting on a white woman. It shows how racism really was in the south not so long ago actually. I do not like that the boy was murder or how he as murdered but it tells his story and that is the important part to me.  This book breaks my heart and I hope that nobody ever goes through what Emmett went through in their entire lives. Taken from his home and beaten to death because of a comment he made to a white woman at a convenient store.  It disgusts me. I would have sued for everything I could have if my son were the victim.  I think this book points out the intensity of the racial tension on the south in the 1950’s. The judges were even racist.  The man who murdered Emmett was acquitted of their charges and Emmett’s mother was outraged.  This book was interesting but I hate what happened to that little boy. He did not deserve it. Not one bit. The pictures in the book were also very graphic. I almost wanted to get sick several times. I hope that people read this book and it makes a difference in their lives. I hope people nowadays are nowhere near as harsh as they were back then.  The color of our skin is no reason for someone to be out to death and I hope those men reaped what they sowed for the rest of their lives.