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Emmett Till: Lynching That Sparked the Civil Rights Movement

You don’t expect a 14‑year‑old’s summer trip to become a turning point in history. But Emmett Till’s visit to Mississippi in August 1955 ended in a lynching that forced America to confront its brutal racial injustice — and the trial that followed let his killers walk free. Born: July 25, 1941 · Died: August 28, 1955 (aged 14) · Murder trial … Read more