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Ruins of Emmett Till Historical Site

Money, Mississippi - The ruins of Bryant's Grocery, where Emmett Till, a 14-year-old African-American, allegedly whistled at a white woman in 1955. Till was tortured and murdered for this and his mutilated body was thrown in the Tallahatchie River. Till's killers were aquitted by an all-white jury.

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Keywords:	civil / rights / Emmett / Till / Bryant's / Grocery / ruins / race / racism / segregation / discrimination / murder / violence / white / supremacy / lynching / history / Money / Mississippi / Mississippi / delta / South / USA / United / States / America / vertical
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Date added:	Apr 15, 2025
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Image Description:	Money, Mississippi - The ruins of Bryant's Grocery, where Emmett Till, a 14-year-old African-American, allegedly whistled at a white woman in 1955. Till was tortured and murdered for this and his mutilated body was thrown in the Tallahatchie River. Till's killers were aquitted by an all-white jury.
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