... [+]For the 100,000 people who attended Till’s funeral, viewing his body “was like looking into a mirror,” says filmmaker Keith Beauchamp, who made a 2005 documentary about the case. If that wasn’t chilling enough, two Black publications,, later published graphic photos of Till’s deformed face alongside a handsome portrait of the martyred teen.
For many, the two are also undeniable heroes. Much of what happened to Till helped form the basis of Espy’s current campaign to represent Mississippi in the Senate. A big part of his agenda is addressing the state’s racist history still reflected in existing monuments, like the statue of James Zachariah George, a prominent member of the Mississippi Constitutional Convention of 1890 who stripped voting rights for Black people. “I want to take that statue down,” says Espy.
It might have been “a story that was supposed to be forgotten,” says Beauchamp, but the filmmaker is proud to be among the people preserving it. His relentless efforts to uncover the truth about Till’s case in the early 1990s helped him form a close relationship with Mamie Till-Mobley before she passed. She gave him her blessing to conduct a series of in-depth interviews with some of the murder witnesses, including Till’s family members, Reverend Wheeler Parker Jr.
Watts was just a toddler when Till was killed and the truth about her cousin’s death was originally too much for her to face. She recalls ripping up commemorative journals of Till, created by photojournalist Ernest Withers, out of anger and grief. Now, in some original copies spared from her rage, she recognizes the significance. “It’s a valuable piece of history right now.
Look at the Mississippi elected officials, Its still racist as fuck
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Thank you for helping us keep the memory and legacy of our cousin Emmett Till alive. 🙏🏾
Time is the enemy of Truth if those who know side with evil...
Because it’s still being done today. See my Facebook page Beverly Ann Williamson. These attorneys for the attorneys not only has taken everything from me but I’m refused help for my life.
Has George Floyd’s death “changed the world” It caused a lot of riots, for sure. Middle class people & celebs here in the UK & US were dutifully “outraged” for a few days. Promised to hire more black employees and “do better”. Then moved on. That’s how the world is now
My heart actually hurts every time I read about Emmitt Till. He was young and robbed of his life because of a lie! He will never be forgotten ❤️❤️❤️
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George floyd was a Criminal and should stop glorifying that dumb Junkie because George floyd didn't give two shits about the civil rights
His legacy has not been forgotten. Black people are powerless to do anything about it. There were Lynchings before Emmett Till and after. Black folks don’t have enough love for self to establish real power. Black folks have always been the true wealth of this nation.
Do you guys know what's going on in Nigeria right now? EndSARS
did you seriously just compare the egregious lynching of Emmett Till to the accidental death due to a careless and excessive use of force on a man who was already medically compromised due to drugs?
“Fun” fact: the Emmett Till memorial in Mississippi has been vandalized so many times they have to protect it behind bullet proof glass.
George Floyd was no Emmett till
They shouldn't be forgotten
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