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World War II had entered its final year, but 20-year-old Rod Serling didn’t know that. He, like the many soldiers around him, ...
Young John Lewis” uses gospel, soul and hip-hop to shape the story of a man who inspired millions throughout his Civil Rights career.
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.
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 ...
"There’s many pictures about his boyhood ... the white woman whose accusation led to the lynching of Emmett Till, died in April of 2023. Her death is a reminder we are not that far removed ...
In this undated file photo, Emmett Till is shown ... Following her son's death, Till-Mobley went on to become an educator and prominent activist, and co-founded the Emmett Till Justice Campaign ...
CHICAGO (WLS) -- President Joe Biden established a national monument honoring Chicagoan and civil rights icon Emmett Till and his mother Tuesday on what would have been the teen's 82nd birthday.
Carolyn Bryant Donham, who accused Emmett Till before he was lynched, dies at age 88 His death, and his mother ... (from left) A large photo of Walter Reed, Willie Reed, Mamie Till-Mobley ...
Carolyn Bryant Donham’s death does not bring justice to the family or memory of Emmett Till ... the years and decades following Till’s murder, seeing the photo of his mangled face for the ...