Tracing Emmett Till’s Legacy from Black Lives Matter back to the Civil Rights Movement

This paper explores the legacy of the Emmett Till case as one of the core elements which binds together the Civil Rights Movement and the current Black Lives Matter in the US. Donald Trump’s inauguration in January 2017 has magnified the escalating racial tension of recent years and has, at the same...

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Main Author: Fernández Fernández, Martín
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Universidad de Alicante 2020-12-01
Series:Revista Alicantina de Estudios Ingleses
Online Access:https://raei.ua.es/article/view/2020-n33-tracing-emmett-till-s-legacy-from-black-lives-matter-back-to-the-civil-rights-movement