Emmett Till Was Born 75 Years Ago, and the Legacy of His Death Still Lingers

Name: Emmett Till Was Born 75 Years Ago, and the Legacy of His Death Still Lingers
Uploaded: 2016-07-26T13:15:06-04:00
Channel: Ricky Riley
Description: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DIQnHiE04D4&feature=youtu.be Today would have been the 75th birthday of Emmett Till, the 14-year-old African-American boy from Chicago who was murdered on Aug. 28, 1955, while

By Ricky Riley | Published on: July 26, 2016 | Updated on September 10, 2018 Comments (0)

Today would have been the 75th birthday of Emmett Till, the 14-year-old African-American boy from Chicago who was murdered on Aug. 28, 1955, while visiting his aunt, uncle and cousins in Money, Mississippi. The circumstances surrounding his death are still relevant today.

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