‘Let the People See’ is a timely book about the fragility of collective memory and about the courage and persistence of journalists — particularly black journalists — some of whom risked their lives in 1955 to get the facts of the Emmett Till story before the public. Most of all though, ‘Let the People See’ is a vivid reminder of just how easy it is for people not to see things they’d rather not see.

Book critic Maureen Corrigan, reviewing Let The People See, about Emmett Till’s murder and legacy (via nprfreshair)

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