August 26, 2015
A Freedom Trail marker signals the store as the place where Till whistled at Carolyn Bryant outside the store, leading to his murder.
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Civil Rights
Remembering Emmett Till: A Boy Who Changed America
Scholars say understanding Emmett Till's death in historical context is important. While Emmett Till's death might have helped spark a reaction from Rosa Parks a few weeks later, the Civil ...
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