Emmett Till investigation re-opened
It’s been 63 years since the death of Emmett Till and the Department of Justice has re-opened the investigation. In the U.S. Attorney General’s report...
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Emmett Till marker vandalized
by Sarah Ulmer
The Emmett Till marker in Money, Mississippi has been vandalized for the second time in two months. ...
Congressman Thompson calls for reopening of Emmett Till case
In August of 1955, Emmett Louise Till, a 14 year-old African-American boy went missing after a trip to Bryant’s Grocery and Meat Market in Money,...
Two grants to highlight Emmett Till, preserve Civil Rights History
WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senators Thad Cochran (R-Miss.) and Roger Wicker (R-Miss.) have announced that projects to preserve and highlight the Civil Rights Movement in two...
UPDATE: Emmett Till memorial vandalized, social media unites for solution
Sumner, Miss– After over nearly 40 bullet holes had been shot into the River Site Emmett Till memorial sign, an online fundraising effort has reached...
The Emmett Till Murder 60 Years Later: Memorials in Chicago and Mississippi
by kim
CHICAGO, Ill.–The murder of Emmett Till in the Mississippi Delta 60 years ago this week may be what set off the Civil Rights movement in...
Key Witness From the Emmett Till Case Dies in Chicago
by kim
CHICAGO, Ill.–Willie Louis, also known as Willie Reed, a key witness in the Emmett Till case, has died, reported the Chicago Sun-Times newspaper. He was...