Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. At about 9 a.m. local time on Thursday, the Rev. Wheeler Parker Jr. arrived by train in Greenwood, Mississippi. He traveled for ...

The barn where Emmett Till was murdered 70 years ago is set to be reopened as a memorial for the slain teenager. An organization dedicated to preserving Till’s memory and legacy, with support from ...

The barn in Mississippi where 14-year-old Emmett Till was tortured and killed will open to the public as a “sacred” memorial site by 2030, the new owner announced. The Emmett Till Interpretive Center ...

A SPECIAL COMMITTEE MEETS AGAIN SEPTEMBER 25TH. DAYS AFTER THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT MADE RECORDS ON THE LYNCHING OF EMMETT TILL PUBLIC-- HIS FAMILY TALKS ABOUT THE CONTINUED CALL FOR JUSTICE IN HIS ...

The barn where Emmett Till was killed has been purchased by The Emmett Till Interpretive Center thanks to Shonda Rhimes’ generosity. In 1955, 14-year-old Emmett Till was wrongfully beaten to death and ...

A staff member made the discovery as they were preparing to move out of the Department of Public Safety building.

Just days ahead of the 70th anniversary of his killing, the federal government made public thousands of pages of records Friday on the lynching of Emmett Till. The records in the National Archives, ...

JACKSON, Miss. (WJTV) – Officials with the Mississippi Department of Archives and History (MDAH) announced that the gun used in the 1955 murder of 14-year-old Emmett Till had been acquired 70 years ...

KEEP PORTABLE CHARGERS AND POWER BANKS "IN PLAIN SIGHT" DURING FLIGHTS. A RELATIVE OF EMMETT TILL IS RUNNING AGAINST A MISSISSIPPI SENATOR. PRISCILLA WILLIAMS TILL SAYS SHE'S RUNNING FOR U-S SENATOR ...

In 1955, 14-year-old Emmett Till was wrongfully beaten to death and lynched in Mississippi. And for years after his passing, people, the state, and institutions tried to hide the truth behind his ...

Thousands of federal records related to Emmett Till’s 1955 lynching have been released by the National Archives, just days before the 70th anniversary of his death. The documents reveal how federal ...