A memorial has been rededicated to Emmett Till just outside of Glendora, Miss. The new marker was dedicated to the slain 14-year-old Black teen from Chicago this past Saturday. His tragic and brutal murder jumpstarted the civil rights movement more than six decades ago. In 1955, Till was visiting family…
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Mississippi Lt. Governor Was in Fraternity Known for Racist Parties
Mississippi Lieutenant Governor Tate Reeves is the latest politician connected to racist yearbook photos. Reeves is the front-runner to become the Republican nominee for governor. Yearbook photos from the early 1990s, when Reeves was in the fraternity Kappa Alpha at Millsaps College, show members wearing confederate Army clothing during Old…