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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Shots Fired at Emmett Till's Memorial
Just a month after the Department of Justice reopened the Emmett Till case, a memorial in Mississippi has been vandalized. It stood for a mere 35 days. It’s now pierced with bullets. This is not the first time the sign honoring the 14-year-old boy who was slain for whistling at…