American Experience

Do You Remember?

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Almost a half-century has passed since Emmett Till was brutally murdered. For some, the memories are as fresh as yesterday. Still others, who were not alive in 1955, will never forget when they first heard of the crime.

Do you have memories about Till's murder, your first encounter with the story, incidents of racism, or the beginning of the civil rights movement?

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