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On what would have been Emmett ... Till-Mobley The national monument – which spans three sites in Illinois and Mississippi – protects places that are central to the story of Till’s life and ...
Rod Serling went from the world of sci-fi with The Twilight Zone to the Western with The Loner. The result is an under-appreciated and mostly forgotten high point of his career.
I’ve seen the pictures from ... “I’m Emmett.” I leap up and stare wide-eyed at the kid, looking him up and down. Sure enough, it is young Emmett Till! He was wearing what any schoolboy ...
Thousands are marking the fifth anniversary of George Floyd's murder at religious services, concerts and vigils nationwide.
Police reform and civil-rights activists joined family members at memorial services and led protests decrying the Trump administration for setting their efforts back decades.
GREENWOOD, Miss. — John Ed Cothran, a former sheriff's deputy who investigated the 1955 slaying of Emmett Till, which galvanized the civil rights movement, has died of heart failure. He was 93.
The Emmett Till Memorial Commission in Glendora, Mississippi, dedicated the fourth marker to honor the brutally slain teen on Oct. 19. The ceremony took place at the Graball Landing site by the ...
JACKSON, Miss. (WJTV) – The National Park Service (NPS) has awarded a $75,000 grant to the Emmett Till Interpretive Center. The grant is part of the Underrepresented Communities Grant Program.
He compared Floyd’s killing to that of Emmett Till, a 14-year-old Black child who was abducted and lynched in Mississippi in 1955 after being accused of offending a white woman. “What Emmett Till was ...
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"Dropping the charges and convictions of January 6 rioters was shocking. Those traitorous animals were on video attacking our ...