September 6, 1955 Emmett Till is buried at Burr Oak Cemetery. In Mississippi, a grand jury indicts Milam and Bryant for the kidnapping and murder of Emmett Till. They both plead innocent.

were accused of kidnapping, torturing and murdering Till for allegedly whistling at Bryant's wife. (AP Photo) Rev. Wheeler Parker Jr. was not only Emmett Till’s cousin but also his best friend.

If Campbell participated in the kidnapping, then “there isn’t ... “They invent the myth of a defiant, stoic Emmett Till ...

At 14, Emmett Till was brutally beaten and lynched by white men in 1955 Mississippi, and his death became a catalyst for the civil-rights movement Benjamin VanHoose is a Staff Editor on the Movies ...

On Nov. 23, the Chicago History Museum is opening a new exhibition, “Injustice: The Trial for the Murder of Emmett Till ...

The last living person to see Emmett Till alive celebrated his memory in Milwaukee. Till was lynched in Mississippi after whistling at a white woman. "It was like a nightmare, but it wasn't a ...

We need to tell the stories. It’s what Rev. Wheeler Parker Jr. has been doing for 70 years, and it’s what he did again Friday in Lincoln for a small group who gathered to hear Emmett Till’s ...

(WIBW) - The Indiana Avenue Church of Christ held their second annual Heritage Sunday to celebrate Black history and host guest presenter Amberly Carter, cousin of Emmett Till. Till’s 1955 ...

Emmett Till is buried at Burr Oak Cemetery. In Mississippi, a grand jury indicts Milam and Bryant for the kidnapping and murder of Emmett Till. They both plead innocent. They will be held in jail ...