It is oft repeated lore that Emmett Till inappropriately whistled at a white woman. However, the excerpt from his mother’s tome, printed below, contains the seldom told history of what likely caused the “Emmett Till whistle.” “Although it was a great relief to learn that Emmett hadn’t lost any of his motor skills, it wasn’t […]
Read the rest of this entry »Book Excerpt Of The Week- “Death Of Innocence: The Story Of The Hate Crime That Changed America” By: Mamie Till-Mobley
“Emmett Louis Till, my only son, my only child, was kidnapped, tortured, and murdered at the hand of white racists on August 28, 1955. That was so many years ago, yet it seems like only yesterday to a mother who needs no reminders. After all, every shattered piece of my heart has its own special […]
Read the rest of this entry »Book Excerpt Of The Week- Part 2, “Death Of Innocence: The Story Of The Hate Crime That Changed America” By: Mamie Till-Mobley
It is oft repeated lore that Emmett Till inappropriately whistled at a white woman. However, the excerpt from his mother’s tome, printed below, contains the seldom told history of what likely caused the “Emmett Till whistle.” “Although it was a great relief to learn that Emmett hadn’t lost any of his motor skills, it wasn’t […]
Read the rest of this entry »Book Excerpt Of The Week- Part 1, “Death Of Innocence: The Story Of The Hate Crime That Changed America” By: Mamie Till-Mobley
“Emmett Louis Till, my only son, my only child, was kidnapped, tortured, and murdered at the hand of white racists on August 28, 1955. That was so many years ago, yet it seems like only yesterday to a mother who needs no reminders. After all, every shattered piece of my heart has its own special […]
Read the rest of this entry »Emmett Till, Rosa Parks’s Inspiration
[SIDEBAR: I normally wouldn’t post such a graphic picture. However, it was Emmett Till’s mother’s wish for the world to see what racism and hate did to her son.] “When she learned of Emmett’s murder, Mamie Till demanded that her son’s body be returned to Chicago. She defied the explicit orders of the Mississippi authorities, […]
Read the rest of this entry »Fred Hampton and Emmett Till, Neighbors
“Among the Hamptons’ neighbors in Argo were Mamie Till and her son, Emmett. Mamie Till had come to Chicago from Mississippi a few years earlier. Emmett’s father also had found a job at Corn Products [where Fred Hampton’s father worked]. One of Iberia’s [Fred Hampton’s mother] first Chicago acquaintances was Fannie Wesley, Emmett Till’s regular […]
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