KILLED for whistling at a White woman: The 1955 slaying of Emmett Till in Mississippi marked the beginning of the modern Civil Rights Era.

Collection:: Davis Houck Papers
Title:: KILLED for whistling at a White woman: The 1955 slaying of Emmett Till in Mississippi marked the beginning of the modern Civil Rights Era.
Contributor to Resource:: Curry, George E.
Publisher:: Washington D.C.: Emerge
Date of Original:: 1995-08
Subject:: African Americans--Civil rights--History--20th century
African Americans--Crimes against
Civil rights
Journalism--Political aspects--United States
Mississippi--Race relations
Racism in the press
Rhetoric--Political aspects--United States--History--20th century
Trials (Murder)--United States
Location:: United States, 39.76, -98.5
United States, Mississippi, 32.75041, -89.75036
Medium:: articles
Type:: Text
Format:: application/pdf
Description:: Summary: Article on Mamie Till and the murder of Emmett Till. Includes photograph of Emmett Till's open casket.
Metadata URL:: http://purl.flvc.org/fsu/fd/FSU_MSS_2015-007_S03_SS01_I006
Language:: eng
Original Collection:: http://purl.fcla.edu/fsu/MSS_2015-007
Contributing Institution:: Florida State University Libraries. Special Collections
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