In the novel “Getting Away with Murder,” the Supreme Court Brown v. Board of Education decision did not affect Emmett Till, or his family or friends. The decision mostly affected the South and most citizens from Chicago did not notice the difference, although they were happy that the court was against segregation.

The people in the North were not as affected by the Brown v. Board of Education decision than the people in the South because the people in the North just kept living their lives like normal and they didn’t really see a change. As it states on page 43, “The Brown v. Board of Education decision that stirred up so much trouble in the Southern states in May 1954 was hardly noticed by Emmett and his friends.” This