Mississippi Trial, 1955 (Chris Crowe)

Summary: At first Hiram is excited to visit his hometwon in Mississippi.  But soon after he arrives, he crosses paths with Emmett Till, a black teenager from Chicago who is also visiting for the summer.  Hiram sees firsthand how the local whites treat blacks who refuse to "know their place."  When Emmett's tortured dead body is found floating in a river, Hiram is determined to find out who could do such a thing.  But what will it cost him to know?  (from amazon.com)

Where can I find it?: Boston Public Library: Codman Square, Grove Hall, and West Roxbury branches, or as an ebook at https://cwmars.overdrive.com/cwmars-visitor/content/media/209028

Tags: African Americans; Fathers and sons; Fiction; Grandfathers; Mississippi; Race relations; Racism; Till, Emmett, 1941-1955; Young adult fiction