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It took nearly fifty years before a single dollar was spent on commemorating Emmett Till in the state of Mississippi where he was brutally murdered in August 1955.  Dave Tell, University of Kansas Professor and author of Remembering Emmett Till, argues that we can't understand the remembering and forgetting of Emmett Till in the Mississippi Delta where he died without considering the natural and built environment.  From the Tallahatchie River where the fourteen-year-old boy's body was sunk to Bryant's Grocery and Meat Market where the story was set in motion, the buildings and natural features of the Mississippi Delta have had a profound impact on memory of Emmett Till.  

In August 1955 Emmett Till was abducted from his uncle's home, tortured, shot, bound by barbed wire to a cotton gin fan and sunk in the Tallahatchie River.  The outrage triggered by the photo of the mangled remains of the fourteen-year-old boy's body in the open cassette at the funeral in Till's native Chicago rallied many to the cause of the nascent civil rights movement.  University of Kansas Professor Dave Tell, author of Remembering Emmett Till, helps us understand the forces that broke the decades long silence in the Mississippi Delta where the murder took place.  The built and natural environment of the Delta, Tell argues, has had a profound influence on the memory and legacy of the murder.  For my full conversation with Dave Tell, tune into the April 2nd episode of Realms of Memory. 

Hello and welcome back to "Breakfast with Mom"!Today I'm going to tell you about the song “Ode to Billie Joe”, the artist Bobbie Gentry and the Tallahatchie River.  **Trigger warning, we will be touching a little on suicide and child murder.**Resources:https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tallahatchie_Riverhttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ode_to_Billy_Joe_(film)https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ode_to_Billie_Joe_(song)https://playback.fm/bobbie-gentry-ode-billie-joe-true-storyhttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bobbie_GentryCredits:Music: "A Sip of Coffee to Relieve Stress" by Katzen TupasLogo Artwork: Strawbeary Studios https://www.youtube.com/@StrawbearyStudios/featuredEpisode was researched, written and edited by Shanoa with help from Strawbeary Studios

In an amazing story, the Dahl family was given a remembrance of their deceased son through a message in a bottle he'd floated in the Tallahatchie River thirty-three years ago. Through this story and many biblical examples, Dr. Jim Denison reminds us of the deep, fatherly love God has for us.   Author: Dr. Jim Denison Narrator: Chris Elkins Subscribe: http://www.denisonforum.org/subscribe

Emmett Till's lynching is credited as the spark that set off the Civil Rights Movement. In 1955, the 14-year-old boy was visiting family in Mississippi when he was kidnapped and murdered for whistling at a white woman. Days later his bloated body was dragged out of the Tallahatchie River and sent home to his mother, Mamie Till Mobley, in Chicago. When pictures of his mutilated face were published around the country, it shocked the national consciousness, bringing people off the sidelines and into the fight to recognize Black Americans' basic humanity.Congress first considered antilynching legislation at the turn of the twentieth century. On January 20th, 1900, Representative George Henry White of North Carolina, the only Black member of Congress at the time, introduced a bill that would have subjected people involved in mob violence to the potential of capital punishment. Since then, antilynching legislation has been introduced in Congress more than 200 times. It had failed every time. That changed last week. At the end of March, President Biden signed the Emmett Till Antilynching Act into law, making lynching a federal hate crime. Present at the ceremony was Emmett Till's cousin, Rev. Wheeler Parker. Rev. Parker travelled from Chicago to Mississippi with Emmett Till in 1955, and he is the last living relative to have witnessed the boy's kidnapping. This week on Into America, he shares his story.For a transcript, please visit msnbc.com/intoamerica. Follow and share the show on Twitter, Facebook, and Instagram, all with the handle @intoamericapod.Thoughts? Feedback? Story ideas? Write to us at intoamerica@nbcuni.com.Further Reading / Listening / Viewing:Reconstructed: The Book of TrayvonRev. Sharpton, Ben Crump, and the Pursuit of JusticeThe Daughters of Malcolm and Martin 

Fourteen-year-old Emmett Till came to Bryants Grocery store to buy candy in August 1955. White shopkeeper Carolyn Bryant accused the black youth of flirting with her, and shortly thereafter, Till was abducted by Bryant's husband and his half brother. Till's tortured body was later found in the Tallahatchie River. The two men were tried and acquitted but later sold their murder confession to Look magazine. Till's death received international attention and is widely credited with sparking the American Civil Rights Movement.”In 2017 Carolyn Bryant confessed that she lied about what happened that day. Some 60 years after Emmett's death. EMMETT TILLhttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Emmett_Till

In the August of 1955, 14 year old Emmett Till was visiting relatives in Money, Mississippi.  Before leaving his home in Chicago for Mississippi, his mother Mamie warned Emmett of Mississippi. Mamie, originally from Mississippi, told Emmett, "The north and the south are two different worlds". On August 24, Till and his cousins, entered Bryant's Groceries to buy candy. The store was being managed by 21 year old Carolyn Bryant. The exact interaction between Till and Bryant are uncertain and widely disputed, as several different accounts were taken. Till, who had a persistent stutter, would whistle before pronouncing a word he struggled with. It is believed that Bryant took this as an advancement by Till. In Bryant's account, Till held her and put his hand on her waist. She stated that Till had asked her for a date. According to Till's cousins, this did NOT happen. In the early morning of August 28, after finding out what happened from a friend, Carolyn's husband, 24 year old Roy Bryant and his half brother L.W. Milam abducted Till from his uncle's home. They took Till to a barn and beat, tortured, and mutilated the young teen to death. Bryant and Milam then stole the fan to a cotton gin, took Till's body to the Tallahatchie River, wrapped barbed wire around his neck and tied him to the fan. One shot Till in the head before submerging his body in the river, using the fan as a weight. Three days later, Emmett Till's body was discovered. Officials in Mississippi wanted to bury Till almost immediately, but his mother demanded his body be returned to Chicago. The funeral directors highly suggested a closed casket funeral due to the extensive trauma and disfigurement of Till's bloated body. But Mamie insisted that the casket be open. She wanted the world to know what had happened to her son. Emmett's open casket was photographed and published on the cover of black based magazines and newspapers. Bryant and Milam were indicted on murder charges. Their trial began in September 1955. Although their guilt was clear, Bryant and Milam were acquitted by the all white, male jury. In an interview with Look magazine in 1956, both men admitted to killing Till. In the years following, both Bryant and Milam suffered financially and socially, being shut out by the public. The life and death of Emmett Till became an early stepping stone for the Civil Rights Movement in the late 1950s and 1960s. 

DOJ officially closes investigation into Emmett Till killing for second time.

“A person has to want to change in order to change,” Sylvester Boyd Jr. Our history largely defines who we are as a people and explains why we do things the way we do them. Unfortunately, many people do not know their history leave alone that of other people that they live with. This lack of knowledge about history explains many ills that are being experienced today and could be avoided if people are taught accurate history. This is according to our guest today, Sylvester Boyd Jr, who has been a teacher and has lived to experience what it means to be historically informed. Mr. Boyd has a passion for history and geography. He has been interviewed by radio and TV programs across the U.S., Great Britain, and other countries covering issues of race relations, perseverance, disparities in education, and current events. His laser focus on the truth, helps him make historical connections within these topics. He uses family stories across generations and his personal life experiences to write The Road from Money series; hoping to teach and uplift readers; while pointing out injustice and racism. Mr. Boyd's expertise in business, education, motivational speaking, the entertainment industry, and world travel gives him a unique perspective and insight into current racial and poverty-driven tensions around the world. Currently he can be seen on several major TV series and movies with Academy Award-winning actors such as Taraji P. Henson and Forest Whittaker. As a background actor, he has also appeared with other well-known actors in The Dilemma, Transformers 3, Empire, The Boss, Chicago PD/MED/Fire, Shameless, Lovecraft Country, Fargo, and other TV episodes. In today's episode, we will have a conversation about history and why people need to be aware not only of their own history but also of other people's history. We will also discuss more on the reasons behind ‘The Road from Money' book series. Listen in! Social media handles http://www.boydbooks.net  Author interview: http://www.boydbooks.net/bio  FB links: https://www.facebook.com/sylvester.boyd.3  https://www.twitter.com/SylvesterBoyd1 I have a degree in both history and geography. [4:04] One of the problems we have right now is that we are not taught accurate history. [4:32] History, as I read it from the books, doesn't match with what I learned in high school. [4:38] Once I got into college and got deep into history, I learned a lot of things that I thought were true or not true and a lot that were omitted. [4:48] For example, we talk about a time when Colombus discovered America and generations upon generations believing it as their history. [5:03] Europeans, Caucasians, or white people our history tend to make them better and diminish everybody else and that is purposeful. [6:32] We have to start to look at the real facts because if you do not, falsehood will always lead you down the wrong path. [6:16] I think all secondary schools should have a history as a requirement. [6:35] History and where people come from and where they are, their customs and traditions should be discussed. [6:52] Once you start going into history you may be shocked what it is versus what you think it is. [7:00] People don't know about history, and if they are not taught right, then they cannot act right. [8:32] Our education system has played a part in that because I have been a teacher and I know we are not giving our kids the right education. [8:44] To diminish black, brown, or native American history, you also have to diminish white history because history will always be true. [8:56] An educated person not only knows their history, but they also know the history and culture of others. [9:58] Our kids were not taught the right history and therefore they don't know. [10:32] Another thing is that you do not know what you lose and therefore hold your country back. [10:50] Minorities are a big part of the country, coming up to be the majority of the country. [11:10] Democracy without a vote is not a democracy because once you lose the vote and do not let people vote, you have lost your democracy. [11:22] We have to look at ourselves as a people and question where we want to end up [12:10] Commercial Break. [13:29] Money Mississippi was the town that Emmet Till was killed and thrown in Tallahatchie River and that was the beginning of the American civil rights movements and it happened in the year 1955.[15:10] My folks came from the town that started the civil rights movement in America. is a really important connection with history I have that most other people don't have. [15:41] Another thing I have been fortunate to do is to live in all different societies. [15:54] My mother was incisive enough to know that she did not want her children raised in some of the environments that the kids did and so she moved her kids to an environment that she felt was conducive for their learning. [16:40] These are things that people had to do to make adjustments to the society they lived in so that they could develop. [17:10] I always say the minorities have to look twice than the majority. [17:50] Culturally I have been able to live with everybody. [21:00] You cannot make a person change their heart or what they think, but you can educate them. [21:52] Race is a social construct of man and it has nothing to do with how smart you are. [22:55] A person has to want to change in order to change. [25:50] We have not taken of the environment the way we are supposed to and we are a society that uses and loses and that will come back to haunt us. [26:17] My aunt deserved the honor of the book and it was important for me to put her story out there. [28:25] It is also a story of all people who struggled to be part of what they should have been a part of from the very beginning. [28:40] We are a country of many people and races, but we as a people have never accepted that we are all created equal. [28:55] If you take from me you take from yourselves at the same time. [29:16] Don't be afraid of change and take advantage of the opportunities that come towards you because they last for only a brief moment and it is fickle it moves on to the next person if you are not ready. [32:24] …………………………………………………………………………………… Thank You to our August Sponsor! Tired of the time and expense to get a manicure or pedicure? Try Color Street today! Base, color, and top coats of high-quality liquid nail polish in each strip results in a brilliant, salon-quality manicure in just minutes. No dry time, smudges, or streaks, and your mani/pedi lasts up to 10 days. Color Street is 100% real nail polish, not stickers. 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August 28, 1955. Money, Mississippi. 14 year old Emmett Till traveled from Illinois to Mississippi to visit relatives. Just a couple of days later he went to a grocery store with friends and relatives to buy some gum. One of the owners, Carolyn Bryant, was working that day and ended up running out after Till allegedly flirted with her and made her uncomfortable. Roy Bryant, her husband, found out about the situation and he, along with his half-brother, went to the home where Till was staying and kidnapped him. Three days later, Till's body was found in the Tallahatchie River. He was identified by the signet ring bearing his father's initials. A proper identification could not be made due to the horrific abuse he had been subjected to prior to his death as well as being left in the water for three days. Emmett Till was murdered because he was black. Join us as we discuss racism, inequality, and injustice in 1955.

**Some listeners may find parts of this programme upsetting** Emmett Till, fourteen and black, was put on the train from Chicago by his mother Mamie in August 1955. She got his corpse back, mutilated and stinking. Emmett had been beaten, shot and dumped in the Tallahatchie River for supposedly whistling at a white woman. His killers would forever escape justice. What Mamie did next helped galvanise the Civil Rights Movement and make Emmett the sacrificial lamb of the movement.

Emmett Till was just 14 years old in 1955 when his mutilated body was pulled from the Tallahatchie River in Tennessee. His mother insisted on his brutalised body being shown in an open casket, to expose the evil of his racially-motivated murder, which played a crucial role in improving the human rights of African Americans. Dee Dee tells the story of “The Boy Who Whistled”. Sharnelle looks at some bizarre wills left behind by the dead. The girls talk to Catherine, who tagged along with her room-mate when he went to work as an undertaker.

...in which Rex and Paul talk about their invasion of Mississippi and talk about the Crystal Grill in Greenwood, the Yazoo River, the Tallahatchie River, Bobbie Gentry, wondering why Billie Joe MacAllister jumped off the Tallahatchie Bridge, the three rival claims for the grave of Robert Johnson, the Little Zion Church, the Money Road outside Greenwood, the murder of Emmett Till, pecan orchards, Bacon's Nut House in North Little Rock, Lusko's, Rex and Paul's favorite one-eyed waiter, the advantages of eating a whole fish, Galatoire's in New Orleans, and conking out early and waking up hungry.

BERNICE MCFADDEN is the author of seven critically acclaimed novels including the classics Sugar and Glorious, which was featured in O, The Oprah Magazine, selected as the debut title for the One Book, One Harlem program, and was a finalist for the NAACP Image Award. She is a three-time Hurston/Wright Legacy Award finalist, as well as the recipient of the 2011 Fiction Award  the BCALA. Her sophomore novel, The Warmest December, was praised by Nobel Prize-winning author Toni Morrison as “searing and expertly imagined.” McFadden lives in Brooklyn, New York. Her latest novel is Gathering of Waters. Gathering of Waters is a deeply engrossing tale narrated by the town of Money, Mississippi--a site both significant and infamous in our collective story as a nation. Money is personified in this haunting story, which chronicles its troubled history following the arrival of the Hilson and Bryant families.   Tass Hilson and Emmett Till were young and in love when Emmett was brutally murdered in 1955. Anxious to escape the town, Tass marries Maximillian May and relocates to Detroit.   Forty years later, after the death of her husband, Tass returns to Money and fantasy takes flesh when Emmett Till's spirit is finally released from the dank, dark waters of the Tallahatchie River. The two lovers are reunited, bringing the story to an enchanting and profound conclusion.  http://www.bernicemcfadden.com/

Andre Roberts ('10), Arizona Cardinals wide receiver and Bulldog great, is the Band of Gold Spotlight.   He discusses a few memorable games at The Citadel, as well as his just-completed rookie season in the NFL.   We also spotlight the Star of the West, which The Citadel just commemorated the 150th anniversary of cadets firing on the Northern steamship.   So what happened to the vessel?   Civil War historian Henry McCabe, of Greenwood, Miss., discusses the role the ship had in his state during the war, and how it was purposely sunk in the the Tallahatchie River to deter Union forces from capturing Vicksburg.