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What happened to the key figures in the Emmett Till case?
The Clarion Ledger· 1 year agoAlthough the Emmett Till case is considered by many as the catalyst for the civil rights movement,...
Emmett Till's Accuser Claimed In Unpublished Memoir That She Tried To Save Him
Oxygen via Yahoo News· 2 years agoThe white woman who accused Black teenager Emmett Till of making improper advances before he was...
Emmett Till, Mamie Till-Mobley posthumously awarded Congressional Gold Medal
The Hill via Yahoo News· 1 year agoNearly 70 years after 14-year-old Emmett Till was kidnapped and murdered by two white men, the House...
Rediscovered arrest warrant puts Emmett Till killing back in the spotlight
The Clarion Ledger via Yahoo News· 2 years agoThe brutal kidnapping, beating and killing of Emmett Till is often taught as history, but the fight...
For Till's family, national monument cements his inclusion in the American story
The Clarion Ledger via Yahoo News· 10 months agoEmmett Till's name is now enshrined as a national treasure. The Black teenager who was tortured and...
With Emmett Till murder back in the news, these books and documentaries are essential
Raleigh News and Observer via AOL· 2 years agoIn August 1955, a Sumner, Mississippi woman named Carolyn Bryant claimed that 14-year-old Emmett...
Bombshell quote missing from Emmett Till tape. So did Carolyn Bryant Donham really recant?
The Clarion Ledger via Yahoo News· 1 year agoTimothy Tyson’s book on Emmett Till became a bestseller thanks to the bombshell quote he attributed...
A national park could be key to preserving Emmett Till's memory, legacy, advocates say
USA TODAY via Yahoo News· 1 year agoIt’s one of the United States' most infamous hate crimes, the spark of the modern civil rights...
Chicagoans celebrate Emmett Till’s birthday as Biden expected to establish national monument in his...
Chicago Tribune via Yahoo News· 10 months agoAs a young Black man, Carlson Ayanlaja said Emmett Till’s brutal murder reminds him that regardless...
Statue honoring Emmett Till's mother unveiled at Illinois alma mater
Revolt via Yahoo News· 1 year agoMamie Till Over the weekend, Mamie Till-Mobley and her son, Emmett Till, were honored just outside...