Memorial parade honors 70th anniversary of Emmett Till’s death

JACKSON, Miss. (WLBT) – Thursday marked the 70th anniversary of Emmett Till’s death.

In 1955, Till was accused of flirting with a white woman at a store near Greenwood, Mississippi.

Days later, the woman’s husband and half-brother kidnapped Till from his uncle’s home, tortured him, and killed him…

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