Black History Month: Day 10 – The Brutal Murder of Emmett Till

I thought about omitting this entry into the Travelbox History Corner, but recent events changed my mind.  Though Emmett Till was not the first victim of racist terrorism in the American south, but his murder galvanized the Civil Rights Movement. While visiting family in Money, Mississippi, 14-year-old Emmett Till, an African American from Chicago, was … Continue reading Black History Month: Day 10 – The Brutal Murder of Emmett Till