Emmett Till
Murder of Emmett Till memorialized 60 years later
1956, William Bradford Huie released “Shocking Story of Approved Killing in Mississippi,” an article that featured a supposed confession by J.W. Milam and Roy Bryant. As Devery Anderson notes in his new book, “Emmett Till: The Murder that Shocked the Wheeler Parker Jr., center, Emmett Till's cousin, talks at a ceremony commemorating the 60th anniversary … Read more
Jay Z, Will Smith to tell Emmett Till story – USA Today
Shatterglass Films and Chaz Ebert will adapt the Emmett Till book Death Of Innocence: The Story Of The Hate Crime That Changed America into a feature film. The book is based on the life of the murdered Chicago teenager EXCLUSIVE: Emmett Till was only 14 when the black teen was brutally murdered after allegedly flirting … Read more