E. Willa Simpson

"On My Brother's Shoulders" is the single most important book for African Americans today.  It pays tribute to those who came before us and laid down their lives so that future generations would be able to have better and continue to sing a triumphant song.  Simpson's book presents a timeless journey through the early civil rights movement as portrayed through the skillful retelling of the brutal lynching of Emmett Till a fourteen year old youth who was accused of having wolf whistled at a white woman.  Through Simpson's thoughtful examination of the ideology behind lynching noted filmmaker, historian and poet; E. Willa Simpson pays tribute to countless African American legends including Emmett Till, Angela Davis, Michael Eric Dyson, Medgar Evers, Ida B. Wells and more.

 

Amazon.com Bestselling New Release

UCLA Library Special Collections (African American Essayist and Poet)

Toronto Public Library (Black Heritage Collection)

Detroit Public Library System (African American Literature Collection)

2015 Detroit Public Library: African American Booklist (*Special Recognition)

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