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The commission erected a new bullet-proof marker in 2019 and donated this historical marker to the museum. “The National Museum of American History is deeply honored to collaborate with the ...
A new bulletproof memorial to Emmett Till was dedicated Saturday in Mississippi after previous historical markers were repeatedly vandalized. The brutal slaying of the 14-year-old black teenager ...
On Saturday, the Emmett Till Memorial Commission of Tallahatchie County, Miss., rededicated the historical marker to Till’s murder. It was the fourth such marker after repeated vandalization ...
In October, a Mississippi historical marker for Emmett Till was riddled with bullet holes in an act of vandalism. Now, less than a year later, a second state historical marker has been defaced ...
A historical marker honoring Emmett Till — the black teen who was kidnapped, beaten and shot in 1955 for simply whistling at a white woman — was defaced over the weekend, marking the se… ...
The Emmett Till Memorial Commission plans to replace the current 50-pound marker of the place the young man's body was found with a 500-pound reinforced steel memorial Dawn Onley Jul 27, 2019 ...
A Historical Marker Commemorating Emmett Till’s Death Is Riddled with Bullets, Again [UPDATED] This is the third historical marker to be damaged by bullets since it was erected in 2007.
A civil rights historical marker in Mississippi showing information about Emmett Till was vandalized, a public relations official said Monday. Allan Hammons, whose public relations firm made the ...
A historical marker describing the events leading up to the killing of 14-year-old Emmett Till in Money, Miss., was knocked down just days after the 66th anniversary of Till's death.
TALLAHATCHIE COUNTY, Miss. — The historical sign marking where Emmett Till’s body was found in the Tallahatchie River in 1955 has been riddled with bullets. Since the Emmett Till Memorial ...
On Thursday, the Emmett Till Interpretive Center announced that the historical marker for Emmett Till that usually sits in front of the Bryant's Grocery store in Money, Mississippi has gone ...
The Emmett Till historical marker in front of Bryant’s Grocery is missing, according to a Thursday tweet from the Emmett Till Interpretive Center. Skip to content. Business Break.