Emmett Till, Rosa Parks’s Inspiration

By Elsie Law Posted in Black History, Books , , , | 2 Comments »

[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, […]

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