ALSIP, Ill. (WGN) — A poignant moment of remembrance, intertwined with the painful memories of Emmett Till’s murder, ran its course from the southwest suburbs to Greenwood, Mississippi, on the 70th anniversary of his death.
A ceremony in remembrance of Emmett Till—the 14-year-old boy from the South Side of Chicago who was brutally murdered on Aug. 28, 1955, after he was falsely accused of whistling at a white woman—took place at Burr Oak Cemetery in Alsip on Thursday.
“We join together with you and we will never forget,” Rev. Thomas Irving said at Burr Oak. “And so again, this is an act of kindness and an act of love that we share in this moment.”…