This Month’s Giveaway Features Two Books Honoring Emmett Till

August Book Giveaway

Learning and education are integral parts of the Alluvial Collective’s mission. What better way to educate ourselves than via a good read? With that in mind, we launched a monthly book giveaway recommending books that inspire us to discuss and reflect.

In August, we will give away copies of Death of Innocence: The Story of the Hate Crime That Changed America and A Few Days Full of Trouble: Revelations on the Journey to Justice for My Cousin and Best Friend, Emmett Till.

Click here to enter by August 28.

About the Books:
Death of Innocence: The Story of the Hate Crime That Changed America is a memoir by Mamie Till-Mobley, Emmett Till’s mother, detailing the story of her life, her son’s tragic death, and the dawn of the civil rights movement.

A Few Days Full of Trouble: Revelations on the Journey to Justice for My Cousin and Best Friend, Emmett Till details recollections from Emmett Till’s cousin, Reverend Wheeler Parker Jr., including critical insights into the recent investigation and powerful lessons for racial reckoning, both then and now.