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125: The Murder of Emmitt Till, Part 4 - A Sign Of The Times
Too Close to Home Podcast
1 hour 10 minutes 53 seconds
3 months ago
125: The Murder of Emmitt Till, Part 4 - A Sign Of The Times
We open this closing chapter on the murder of Emmitt Till with the quick indictment of Roy Bryant and J.W. Milam, the individuals responsible for his brutal murder, and what David Halberstam called "the first great media event of the civil rights movement". Their subsequent acquittal and admittance of guilt in Look magazine caused tremendous outcry, led to Mamie's career in education, and influenced the actions of notable civil rights individuals such as Rosa Parks and Martin Luther King Jr. We then see the karmic justice of the perpetrators and other involved individuals, and discuss reparations and the legacy that Emmitt Till left behind; a legacy that is still felt in the United States today.