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The Trump administration has used civil rights law to fight DEI, saying that diversity preferences amount to illegal discrimination against white and Asian Americans.
An exhibit telling the story and lasting impact of Emmett Till and his mother, Mamie Till-Mobley, is on display at ...
Rod Serling's groundbreaking anthology series has seeped so far down into our cultural groundwater, that anyone could immediately identify one of Rod's iconic voiceovers or the pig-nosed hospital ...
History Dept. The Truth About Emmett Till Wasn’t in Your History Book The true history of the lynching that begat the civil rights movement began with the Mississippi gubernatorial election that ...
Democrat George Latimer questioned about deleted Facebook post comparing Andrew Cuomo to Emmett Till Latimer was asked about a 2021 post he made suggesting that Cuomo ...
The Rev. Wheeler Parker was a teenager when Till, his cousin, was murdered at age 14. In our interview, he discusses faith, resiliency, apathy — and what he talked about with President Biden.
The Atlanta History Center’s "Emmett Till & Mamie Till-Mobley: Let the World See" exhibition furthers Mamie’s mission to “let the people see what they did" to her son.
In 2008, President George W. Bush signed the Emmett Till Unsolved Civil Rights Crime Act, which provides funding to help solve cold cases that occurred during the civil rights movement.
Carolyn Bryant Donham false accusations led to lynching, murder of Emmett Till. Duke University history Tim Tyson said her death should fuel justice movement.
Emmett Till’s Enduring Legacy Here is a look at who he was, the outrage at his murder and the acquittal of his killers, and how he has shaped the civil rights movement in America.
After her son was murdered, Emmett Till's mother, Mamie, made a decision that would change the course of history and propel the civil rights movement forward.
In an exclusive interview with NBC Chicago, new information about what led to the verdict in the decades-old murder of Emmett Till, a Black teenager from Chicago, may change what the world knows ...