The Blood of Emmett Till Quotes

Timothy B. Tyson
This Study Guide consists of approximately 39 pages of chapter summaries, quotes, character analysis, themes, and more - everything you need to sharpen your knowledge of The Blood of Emmett Till.

The Blood of Emmett Till Quotes

Timothy B. Tyson
This Study Guide consists of approximately 39 pages of chapter summaries, quotes, character analysis, themes, and more - everything you need to sharpen your knowledge of The Blood of Emmett Till.
This section contains 490 words
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My name is being called on the road to freedom. I can hear the blood of Emmett Till as it calls from the ground…. When shall we go? Not tomorrow! Not at high noon! Now!
-- Reveren Samuel Wells (Prefartory material)

Importance: This quotation is important because the book's title is an allusion to it.

Nothing that boy did could every justify what happened to him.
-- Carolyn Bryant Donham (chapter 1)

Importance: This quotation is important because it is the first time Carolyn has confessed that she lied.

My darling, my darling, I know I was on your mind when you died.
-- Mamie Bradley (chapter 8)

Importance: This quotation is important in that it exemplifies Mamie's pain and also illustrates how she used her grief as propaganda..

They had to see what I had seen. The whole nation had to bear witness to this. I knew that if they walked by the casket, if people opened the pages of Jet magazine or the Chicago Defender, if other people...
-- Mamie Bradley (chapter 8)

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