Choosing Brave: How Mamie Till-Mobley and Emmett Till Sparked the Civil Rights Movement | 誠品線上

Choosing Brave: How Mamie Till-Mobley and Emmett Till Sparked the Civil Rights Movement

內容簡介

內容簡介 選擇勇敢 非裔美國人母子引燃公民人權運動 入圍凱迪克獎的圖畫書傳記，講述了愛默特·提爾 Emmett Till的母親Mamie Till-Mobley，如何將失去兒子的悲痛化為民權運動的故事。1955年，年僅14歲的Emmett Till被白人女子Carolyn Bryant的父親與哥哥殺害。Emmett Till被指控向Carolyn Bryant吹口哨、調戲她，因而引來殺機。Emmett Till的媽媽在喪禮上，打開兒子的棺材，她說「想讓全世界看到他們對我的孩子做了什麼」，而後她採取行動積極讓大眾瞭解事件真相，為種族正義與人權奔走，不讓兒子平白犧牲。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."

各界推薦

各界推薦 "In an extraordinary volume, Joy’s cadenced prose and Washington’s dimensional cut-paper artwork portray Mamie Till-Mobley’s (1921–2003) life." —Publishers Weekly, starred review "[T]old with hauntingly lyrical language... [and] powerful expressionistic art crafted from cut paper and silhouettes. A devastating, uniquely told story that will resonate." —Kirkus, starred review "Washington’s dramatic paper-cut art, featuring bold black-and-white silhouettes and figures on brown backgrounds with blue, brown, and red tissue-paper accents, perfectly captures the courage and dignity of the subject." —Horn Book, starred review "[A] forceful, strikingly illustrated nonfiction picture book." —Shelf Awareness, starred review "By placing Emmett’s murder in the context of [Mamie Till-Mobley's] life, the narrative brings a deep intimacy to the portrayal of a woman mourning her son, not a symbol." —The Bulletin of the Center for Children's Books, starred review "The heartbreaking story of Emmett Till is shared with great emotional depth... An essential purchase." —School Library Journal, starred review

作者介紹

作者介紹 Angela JoyAngela Joy was born and raised in Minneapolis, Minnesota. Before graduating Summa Cum Laude from the University of Minnesota, she attended New York University and Spelman College in Atlanta, Georgia—where her heart will forever reside. Angela traveled abroad extensively as a background vocalist, also working in television and movie soundtracks. She currently lives in southern California with her husband and two children, writing from a small hallway desk where the walls are painted a royal shade of purple.Janelle WashingtonJanelle Washington is a self-taught paper cut artist from Virginia. She has permanent silhouettes housed at the Smithsonian National Museum of African-American History and Culture in Washington, DC, and Downing-Gross Community Arts Center in Newport News, Virginia. She is also a member of The Guild of American Papercutters. Choosing Brave is her first picture book.

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