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Bob Newman ‘Shadows of Emmett Till’ – an alarming and poignant photobook – in the spirit of the Black Lives Matter movement (KEHRER PUBLISHING)

The Mississippi Delta is like no other part of the United States entwined with slavery, poverty as well as political and economic suppression. This strip of land has given birth to creative geniuses the likes of B.B. King, but has also been the site of atrocities such as the murder of teenager Emmett Till. Only fourteen years old at the time, Till was kidnapped, tortured and killed in Mississippi in the summer of 1955 after he allegedly whistled at a white woman, according to eyewitness accounts. The case caused an uproar among the Black community in the US – and became a catalyst for the civil rights movement.

In 2021, the Justice Department closed its investigation into the shocking lynching of Emmett Till, however, without pressing charges. The Grand Jury of the deep-southern state of Mississippi declined to prosecute the woman whose allegations had led to the heinous crime.

‘Shadows of Emmett Till’ examines this complex past by observing the many ways the shadow of Till’s murder still hangs over the Delta. This photographic work, published by KEHRER PUBLISHING, seeks to place the region and its people into a 21st-century context, at a time when white America is beginning to finally come to terms with the sins of its past.

In March 2022, President Joe Biden signed the Emmett Till Antilynching Act, pioneering US federal legislation which categorizes lynching as a hate crime in all states – a bill which has been rejected hundreds of times since the turn of the 20th century.

Bayous, flooding, violence, and abandoned, run-down houses are commonplace in the Delta. People frequent card parlors and pool halls, while some still attend church on a regular basis. Children play in junk strewn yards and in make-do swimming holes. This long-term, multi-year project paints a photographic picture of the Delta People, their lives and their culture,” Bob Newman explains.

Since 2006, Bob Newman has dedicated his life to photography, following a career in medicine. His focus is on the documentation of culture and the challenges faced by marginalized communities. The 2021 International Photography Awards (IPA) chose him as Deeper Perspective Photographer of the Year. He has also received the LensCulture Critic’s Choice Award and was a finalist at Photolucida Critical Mass 2021. Today, Bob Newman lives and works in Gainesville, Florida.

W. Ralph Eubanks (born 1957) is an American author, journalist and professor. In 2007, he was honored with a Guggenheim Fellowship for his book ‘Ever Is a Long Time: A Journey Into Mississippi’s Dark Past.’

Magdalena Solé, born in Spain and raised in Switzerland, is an award-winning photographer. Her work has been on display internationally and is represented in major museum collections.

Bob Newman – Shadows of Emmett Till
Edited by Magdalena Solé
Texts by W. Ralph Eubanks, Bob Newman
Poems by Patricia Smith, Kevin Young, Designed by probsteibooks
Hardcover with two book blocks and Swiss binding
24 x 30 cm, 240 pages, 140 color and 70 duotone ills.
ISBN 978-3-96900-069-4, €68.00

 
Bob Newman 'Shadows of Emmett Til' (KEHRER VERLAG)

Bob Newman 'Shadows of Emmett Til' (KEHRER VERLAG)

 
Bob Newman 'Shadows of Emmett Til' (KEHRER VERLAG)

Bob Newman 'Shadows of Emmett Til' (KEHRER VERLAG)

 
Bob Newman 'Shadows of Emmett Til' (KEHRER VERLAG)

Bob Newman 'Shadows of Emmett Til' (KEHRER VERLAG)

 
Bob Newman 'Shadows of Emmett Til' (KEHRER VERLAG)

Bob Newman 'Shadows of Emmett Til' (KEHRER VERLAG)

 
Bob Newman 'Shadows of Emmett Til' (KEHRER VERLAG)

Bob Newman 'Shadows of Emmett Til' (KEHRER VERLAG)

 
Bob Newman 'Shadows of Emmett Til' (KEHRER VERLAG)

Bob Newman 'Shadows of Emmett Til' (KEHRER VERLAG)

 
Bob Newman 'Shadows of Emmett Til' (KEHRER VERLAG)

Bob Newman 'Shadows of Emmett Til' (KEHRER VERLAG)

 
Bob Newman 'Shadows of Emmett Til' (KEHRER VERLAG)

Bob Newman 'Shadows of Emmett Til' (KEHRER VERLAG)

 
Bob Newman 'Shadows of Emmett Til' (KEHRER VERLAG)

Bob Newman 'Shadows of Emmett Til' (KEHRER VERLAG)

 
Bob Newman 'Shadows of Emmett Til' (KEHRER VERLAG)

Bob Newman 'Shadows of Emmett Til' (KEHRER VERLAG)

 
Bob Newman 'Shadows of Emmett Til' (KEHRER VERLAG)

Bob Newman 'Shadows of Emmett Til' (KEHRER VERLAG)

 
Bob Newman 'Shadows of Emmett Til' (KEHRER VERLAG)

Bob Newman 'Shadows of Emmett Til' (KEHRER VERLAG)

 
Bob Newman 'Shadows of Emmett Til' (KEHRER VERLAG)

Bob Newman 'Shadows of Emmett Til' (KEHRER VERLAG)

 
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