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Will you go see the Till movie? What is: The Webb, MS train Depot. Webb, Mississippi What was: Mamie Till Mobley — mother of Emmett Till was born in Webb and moved to Argo, Illinois in 1924 as part of what is known as the Great Migration. Webb was founded
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Train depots....central in lives before our times from both a freight, goods and services, communications and people perspectives. This depot did it all...people, freight, ag products and more. At this little town of Webb, Mississippi, as part of the grea
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1.The Train Connecting Mississippi and Chicago
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2. In the Fields
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What is: Bryant’s Grocery Store, Money, Mississippi Since the early 1980s, the site of Bryant’s Grocery & Meat Market has been owned by the Tribble family. Ray Tribble was a juror in the 1955 Till trial, and his children now own the site. In 2011, the Tri
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3. The Courthouse
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4. The Till Jury
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Morning Light through the Courtroom window
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What is: Mose Wright’s sharecroppinig home. Money, Mississippi Emmett Till was kidnapped from the location seen in the historic image. It no longer exists. The image Im sharing is about half a mile from the original location. On the evening of August 28,
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before getting back to more stories, some simple images....like this. A #backroad in the #Mississippi #Delta
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5. Ghosts in the Tallahatchie River
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On the occasion of the Senate passing a bill to award the Congressional Gold Medal posthumously to Emmett Till and his mother...8. Graball Landing: What is: Graball Landing is the River site where Emmett Till’s body was found. What was: On Wednesday, Augu
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6. Milams House
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7. Pushed in the River
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8 Graball Landing
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9. Riversite
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10 The Vandalized River site sign
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The Staple Singers sang about the Tallahatchie River, saying "Found dead people in the forest Tallahatchie river and lakes The whole world is wondering What's wrong with the United States?" You can Listen here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=f7_b_jyRVRc
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A bayou at the shed #mississippi #delta #bayou
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What is: Sunflower County Seed Barn, Sunflower County, MS What was: This barn is the location where Emmett Till was beaten and, most likely, murdered. The barn is on what was then Leslie Milam's (the brother of J.W. Milam and Roy Bryant) plantation. Accor
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There are a lot more photographs to come but today I found my way to the shed where #emmetttill was tortured and murdered. I went inside it. I cried. #scarredplacesphotoseries #emmetttill #emmettillstory #emmetttillinterpretivecenter #mississippi #thedelt
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What is: Sunflower County Seed Barn, Sunflower County, MS What was: This barn is the location where Emmett Till was beaten and, most likely, murdered. The barn is on what was then Leslie Milam's (the brother of J.W. Milam and Roy Bryant) plantation. Accor
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What is: Easy Money Church of God in Christ What was: When Emmett Till’s body was discovered in the Tallahatchie River on Wednesday morning, August 31, plans were hastily made to have him buried in the small cemetery at the East Money Church of God in Chr
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You know the song, Freedom Highway, by the Staple Singers....The title song was written for the 1965 Selma to Montgomery march for voting rights and reflects not only on the actions of the activists but what suffering they had endured to get there, even r
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What is: The Black Bayou and Bridge, Glendora, MS What was: In a rush against day break, the murderer’s sought to get rid of the 14 year old boy’s body they had tortured and then shot in the head. So they tied a 75 lb gin fan around his neck with barbed w
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On this day in 1955, #EmmettTill was dehumanized, tortured and murdered by white supremacists -- 66 years ago today. The Emmett Till story underpins the civil rights movement and is the reason this date was selected 58 years ago for the March on Washingto
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What is: Tallahatchie County Jail, Charleston, Mississippi What was: An imposing man weighing 270 pounds, Strider was the sheriff of Tallahatchie County and a wealthy plantation owner in the heart of the cotton-growing Delta. His property could be identif
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What is: Graball Landing, Tallahatchie River, Mississippi What is: The River site where Emmett Till's body was found. What was: On Wednesday, August 31, 1955 -- 3 days after Emmett Till's murderers had dumped his body in the river, 17year old Robert Hodge
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Tonight, at around 2am...an unimaginable crime, 67 years ago. With so many unanswered questions. What is: Mose Wright’s sharecroppinig home. Money, Mississippi Emmett Till was kidnapped from the location seen in the historic image (attached). It no longer
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What is: Easy Money Church of God in Christ, Money, MS What was: When Emmett Till’s body was discovered in the Tallahatchie River on Wednesday morning, August 31, 1955. Local officials hastily made plans to have him buried in the small cemetery at the Eas
