Hiram Hillburn is a boy who all his life was living with his grandparents in Mississippi. He live happily with his grandparents, while his parents stay in Oxford and his dad was studying the university while the mom was working. His “grandpa” was always in city council trying to keep the city of Greenwood segregated for whites and blacks. Furthermore Hiram and R.C. Rydell lived in the same neighborhood. Hiram and R.C Rydell became good friends but Hiram noticed something wrong with him. One day when both kids went fishing a catfish bit R.C. Rydell in the hand and Rydell responded by torturing the fish until Hiram made him stop, throwing the fish into the water. After that, Hiram was careful with Rydell because he was dangerous. However, one…show more content… After some time his dad still working in the university and his mom was in home taking care of his other siblings Joseph, Emma, Eliza, Brigham. Every summer his grandpa invited him to spend the summer in greenwood but his dad never let him go. Every time Hiram and his dad fought about going to greenwood and see his grandpa. Some years later when Hiram has 16 years, his grandpa has a stroke and the diabetes. After reading the letter Hiram’s mom convinced Harlan to let Hiram go to greenwood to spend time with his grandpa. Finally after seven years of only fought with his dad about going back to greenwood. Harlan only let him go for the summer because he wanted to Hiram got to be back before school starts again. Harlan was feeling sorry for Hiram because he was older enough to see the real things in Mississippi. In middle of July was Hiram was going to greenwood. In the train station were Ruthanne who was the maid was waiting in the train station with someone a Negro boy called Emmett Till was a cousin’s nephew of Ruthanne. Emmett was a boy of fourteen years old, who came from Chicago to spend time with his cousin in
