Happy Birthday to Emmett Till. He would've been 82 years old today. At just 14, two white men kidnapped and brutally murdered him through mutilation for 'whistling' at a white woman. decades later, Carolyn Bryant admitted to lying that Emmett Till made a pass at her. THREAD
On 28th August 1955, Emmett Till, 14, was kidnapped and brutally murdered for 'whistling' at a white woman.
@AfricanArchives I never saw those hideous pictures until about 10 years ago. Knowing the pain and agony his mom had to endure, I can't blame her for her righteous anger in allowing the world to see what was done to her CHILD!! May he rest in power forever, and his name never forgotten.
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