Choosing Brave: How Mamie Till-Mobley and Emmett Till Sparked the Civil Rights Movement (Caldecott Honor Book)

A Caldecott-honor winning picture book biography of the mother of Emmett Till, and how she channeled grief over her son's death into a call to action for the civil rights movement.

Mamie Till-Mobley is the mother of Emmett Till, the 14-year-old boy who was brutally murdered while visiting the South in 1955. His death became a rallying point for the civil rights movement, but few know that it was his mother who was the catalyst for bringing his name to the forefront of history.

In Choosing Brave, Angela Joy and Janelle Washington offer a testament to the power of love, the bond of motherhood, and one woman's unwavering advocacy for justice. It is a poised, moving work about a woman who refocused her unimaginable grief into action for the greater good. Mamie fearlessly refused to allow America to turn away from what happened to her only child. She turned pain into change that ensured her son's life mattered.

Timely, powerful, and beautifully told, this thorough and moving story has been masterfully crafted to be both comprehensive and suitable for younger readers.

Author: Angela Joy
Binding Type: Hardcover
Publisher: Roaring Brook Press
Published: 09/06/2022
Pages: 64
Weight: 1.25lbs
Size: 9.10h x 11.20w x 0.50d
ISBN: 9781250220950


Award: Coretta Scott King Award - Winner
Award: Robert F. Sibert Informational Book Award - Honor Book
Award: Caldecott Medal - Honor Book
Award: Boston Globe-Horn Book Awards - Honor Book