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Emmett Till
Ebony, Oct, 2005 by Bobbie D. Carr
Thank you, EBONY, for the article, "Justice for Emmett" (Aug. 2005). It has been a long time since that fateful day in Money, Mississippi. Emmett Till was just a teenager, only 14 years of age, visiting relatives in the summer of 1955. They say he whistled at a White woman. Even if what they say is true, what they did to him was a horrible evil.
Now, 50 years later, the federal government has reopened the investigation into his murder. Why did they wait so long? The accused, Roy Bryant and J.W. Milam, are both deceased. Ms. Mamie Till-Mobley has also passed away. Justice is the principle of moral rightness. The state of Mississippi was not honorable or fair in its dealings with the accused.
Emmett till was brutally lynched, but his innocence and memory should never be forgotten. Thank you, EBONY, for sharing this story with those of us who were not yet born, but who came into this world during those turbulent times that followed.
Bobbie D. Carr
Carrollton, Texas
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