Mississippi Trail Of 1955: Summary

Mississippi Trail of 1955 is the story about a white teenage male named Hiram Hillburn who went back to his hometown in Greenwood, Mississippi in 1955. Hiram finds that the town has not changed in appearance, but not everything is perfect. When he was younger, he didn’t know of the rampant prejudice that the town has, especially towards blacks. The meeting of Emmett Till helped Hiram to know that this was going on and he begins to have a change of heart, mind and soul. Emmett's kidnapping and murder for allegedly showing inappropriate actions towards a white woman in a grocery store has a deep emotion on Hiram, and he feels that it is now his time and part to find out the true meaning of what really happened to Emmett Till. This quest takes him into a courtroom full of suspected killers that brings him close up with his feelings and an awful revelation that changes the way he thinks about who he loves …show more content…
Over the years, Grampa has asked for Hiram to spend the summer with him, only for Harlan to outlaw it, causing years and years of tension between Hiram and Harlan. After Grampa has a stroke in 1955, Hiram is finally allowed to return to grandpa in Greenwood, Mississippi. At the station, he is met by Grampa’s housekeeper, Ruthanne and her cousin, Emmett “Bobo” Till. At first, Emmett is reluctant to do as Ruthanne asks when she tells him to carry Hiram’s bags, but he does only long enough to trick Hiram into carrying his own bags. The next time Hiram sees Emmett Till is at a fishing hole one afternoon when Hiram is all by himself. He hears yelling in the river and runs into Emmett who has fallen in the river when trying to get a snapping turtle. After Hiram saves Emmett from drowning, they talk and find out that they have alot in common than Hiram thought at first, leading him to wonder why such thing as racism ever

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