The Tallahatchie County Courthouse, where Roy Bryant and J.W. Milam were tried and acquitted in Emmett Till’s death in 1955 is being converted into a museum.
In 1955, the death of Emmett Till, a 14-year-old African-American teenager who was lynched after allegedly flirting with a White woman in rural Mississippi, sparked controversy across America. The two White men responsible for brutally murdering Till were let off by an all-White jury. The case brought attention to how racism is intertwined with America’s […]
Recently a picture of Emmett Till’s Memorial site covered in bullet holes are now online. Social media has shared the picture multiple times and express their disgust over the racially divided nation. Emmett Till was murdered in 1955, his body was found near the Tallahatchie River in Mississippi. During these racially divided times, the African American community […]
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Sybrina Fulton and Michael Brown, Sr. will be taking part in today's events to commemorate Till's life.
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On the eve of the “Realize The Dream” march in Washington, the families of Emmett Till and Trayvon Martin joined together at Shiloh Baptist Church…
The fallout behind Lil Wayne’s controversial lyrics where he referenced the torture and death of Emmett Till continues. After Mountain Dew dropped Weezy as their celebrity spokesperson, Lil Wayne’s collaborator Future has come out in defense of the rapper. RELATED: Emmett Till’s Family Outraged Over Lil Wayne Verse on “Karate Chop” Remix ATL’s own Future […]
