Death of Innocence: Story of the Hate Crime
that Changed America

Loyola alumna Mamie Till-Mobley, author
Christopher Benson, co-author

We invite the Loyola community to join in the reading and discussion of Death of Innocence: Story of the Hate Crime that changed America. Death of Innocence details the events surrounding the murder of 14-year-old Emmett Till, who left Chicago on August 20,1955 for vacation in Money, Mississippi to visit relatives. A few  days later, he was kidnapped, savagely beaten and mutilated, and thrown into the Tallahatchie River. This painful event served as a catalyst for the civil rights  movement.

Death of Innocence is a 47-year struggle to know the whole truth of a young man’s death; and is told by Mamie Till-Mobley, Emmet’s mother. Ms. Mobley, a Loyola Master in Education graduate, exemplified the dedication and committment to the civil rights, the human condition and social activism, that Loyola University Chicago hopes  to instill in all its students.

Friday, Oct. 27 from noon - 1:30 p.m.
10th floor Reading Room, Lewis Library
Water Tower Campus

Friday, November 17 from noon - 1:30 p.m.
Lakefront Lounge, Cudahy Library
Lake Shore Campus

To RSVP for the Book Discussions, please contact Terry Cornelius, 312-915-6216, tcornel@LUC.edu.

Faculty, staff and students are offered copies of Death of Innocence at a discounted rate at B&N Campus Bookstores on both Water Tower and Lake Shore Campuses.