Summary of Mamie Till-Mobley, Christopher Benson & Jesse Jackson's Death of Innocence

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Please note: This is a companion version & not the original book.
Sample Book Insights:
#1 I will always remember the day Emmett was born. It was July 25, 1941. A Friday. But I’m getting a little ahead of my story, because this is not where it really begins. My mother had brought me to the hospital on Wednesday.
#2 The birth was a breech birth, meaning the baby was coming butt first. The agony was so severe, I thought there could be no greater pain than giving birth to a child.
#3 I had decided that I wanted a boy first, then a girl, then another boy, then another girl. So I was excited to have a boy when I gave birth. But when I looked at his skin color, blond hair, and blue eyes, I knew right away that he wasn’t a boy.
#4 The author’s mother did not prepare her for the world outside their home. When the author became pregnant at age 16, her mother simply dismissed it and didn’t explain how babies were made.

Sujets

• Général
• Murder

Informations

• Publié par: Everest Media LLC
• Date de parution: 28 mars 2022
• Nombre de lectures: 0
• EAN13: 9781669368113
• Langue: English
• Poids de l'ouvrage: 1 Mo

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Insights on Mamie Till-Mobley and Christopher Benson & Jesse Jackson's Death of Innocence
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Insights from Chapter 1

#1

I will always remember the day Emmett was born. It was July 25, 1941. A Friday. But I’m getting a little ahead of my story, because this is not where it really begins. My mother had brought me to the hospital on Wednesday.

#2

The birth was a breech birth, meaning the baby was coming butt first. The agony was so severe, I thought there could be no greater pain than giving birth to a child.

#3

I had decided that I wanted a boy first, then a girl, then another boy, then another girl. So I was excited to have a boy when I gave birth. But when I looked at his skin color, blond hair, and blue eyes, I knew right away that he wasn’t a boy.

#4

The author’s mother did not prepare her for the world outside their home. When the author became pregnant at age 16, her mother simply dismissed it and didn’t explain how babies were made.

#5

I was a very naive child, and I was always afraid of getting in trouble with my mother. I was used to her taking care of me, so I thought I could rely on her to handle things. But I was wrong.

#6

I was 14 years old when I was picked up by the son of one of my church’s officers. He tried to proposition me, and when I threatened to tell my mother, he said she wouldn’t believe me. I was so scared, but I had to do what she told me to.

#7

The author’s mother failed to prepare her for the world, and as a result, she was unprepared for the life-and-death situations that her son would face as an adult. She had to learn to do the right thing for him, without stifling his independence and his sense of adventure.
Insights from Chapter 2

#1

I was so glad to have Emmett finally starting to look like Louis and me. I was so relieved that he seemed to be okay after all the trouble we had gone through. I pampered Bo, and bathed him constantly.

#2

It was a miracle that Emmett had made it home alive. He was having new problems, though. The woman who came to visit us told me that my milk wasn’t doing the trick. I took my baby to the health center and they gave me a formula to feed him.

#3

Louis was a big, strapping man who enjoyed boxing. He had a no-nonsense look that made people feel secure around him, but he was also a gambler who never had enough money. He would often get home late and with no money in his pocket.

#4

I was so excited to go on dates with Louis. I felt like a princess when Mr. Berg, the owner of the drugstore, let me walk in with him. But I was soon shocked when he told my mother about my behavior.

#5

Louis and I started dating, and I was completely in love with him. But I was also very afraid of him, as he was much bigger and stronger than me. I eventually got a protective order to keep him away from me.

#6

I had to leave Louis in a town where women were defined by their relationships. I was a wife and a mother, but I only became a woman on that day, the day I stood up to my man. I received the telegram two weeks before Emmett’s fourth birthday, telling me that Louis was dead.
Insights from Chapter 3

#1

Life with my mother was as close to perfect as you could get, and I was immensely happy. But even though I was a very happy kid, I always seemed to have that other half of my mind preoccupied with what people knew they had fled.

#2

I was always trying to help out with one thing or another, so I headed to the drugstore across from my grandparents’ house to buy some toilet paper. I was going to do a good deed with the little bit of money I had.

#3

When I crossed the street to go into the store, a white man named Mr. Carr asked me what I wanted. When I told him I wanted two rolls of toilet paper and an ice cream cone, he told me that he wasn’t going to sell me any toilet paper, but he would give me the ice cream cone.

#4

Mama was constantly doing something for someone. She would host dinner for at least four ministers on Sundays, and she would recruit new church members with each new Mississippi migrant.

#5

I loved the atmosphere at home, as it was filled with love and support. I also loved the fact that my family was close to everything, from the Corn Products plant to the elementary school across the street.

#6

I had a very strict household, and my one social activity was spending time with Ollie. We were inseparable, and I felt like I knew everything about him. I wanted to make National Honor Society, but there were two things standing in my way: geometry and swimming.

#7

Emmett was raised in a close-knit community surrounded by family and friends who loved him dearly. He was always aware of where he stood in this place.