The evils of lynching in the Jim Crow South racked up countless nameless martyrs, but one victim's name still rings out today as a tragic emblem for this ugly symptom of America's violent, racist past ...
"In The Louis Till File, John Edgar Wideman searches for Louis Till, a silent victim of American injustice. Wideman's personal interaction with the story began when he learned of Emmett's murder in ...
A new book will shed light on the untold story of Emmett Till's father, Louis Till. Titled Writing To Save A Life: The Louis Till File, the book finds writer John Edgar Wideman trying to uncover the ...
FILE - This undated photo shows Emmett Louis Till, who was kidnapped, tortured and killed in the Mississippi Delta in August 1955 after witnesses claimed he whistled ...
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