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Jayland Walker’s casket is open, just like Emmett Till’s 67 years ago
Akron Beacon Journal via Yahoo News· 2 years agoPeople saw what a barrage of police bullets did to Jayland Walker. His family chose to leave his...
Emmett Till signage unveiled at Bronzeville church that’s becoming a national monument
Chicago Tribune via Yahoo News· 10 months agoAt the South Side church where Emmett Till’s open casket funeral took place nearly 68 years ago,...
OLD Emmett Till’s accuser Carolyn Bryant Donham dies, family is still searching for justice
The Independent UK via AOL· 1 year agoEmmett Till was kidnapped, tortured, beaten and shot before his body was tied to fan blade and...
After Uvalde shooting, people consider an 'Emmett Till moment' to change gun debate
LA Times via Yahoo News· 2 years agoMamie Till Mobley weeps at her son's funeral on Sept. 6, 1955, in Chicago. The mother of Emmett Till...
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...
Emmett Till's home is one of more than two dozen Black sites to get preservation funds
LA Times via Yahoo News· 2 years agoThe home where Emmett Till lived with his mother, Mamie, in the West Woodlawn neighborhood of...
A New National Monument Honoring Emmett Till Just Opened — What to Know and How to Visit
Travel+Leisure via Yahoo News· 10 months agoThe monument spans from Chicago to Mississippi. Scott Olson/Getty Images The Roberts Temple Church...
Emmett Till And His Mother Posthumously Awarded Congressional Gold Medal
HuffPost via Yahoo News· 1 year agoCongress has passed legislation to posthumously award Emmett Till and his mother, Mamie Till-Mobley,...
Emmett Till honored with statue in Mississippi community
The Clarion Ledger via Yahoo News· 2 years agoJACKSON (AP) — A Mississippi community with an elaborate Confederate monument plans to unveil a...
Biden creates a national monument honoring Emmett Till, the Black teenager whose 1955 murder was a...
INSIDER via Yahoo News· 10 months agoEmmett Till was murdered in Mississippi in August 1955 after being accused of making improper...