In 1955, 14-year-old Emmett Till was wrongfully beaten to death and lynched in Mississippi. And for years after his passing, people, the state, and institutions tried to hide the truth behind his ...

Community gathers in Jackson to honor Emmett Till, 70 years after his death, which helped spark the Civil Rights Movement. On Saturday, Councilman Kenneth Stokes led the community in honoring the life ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. At about 9 a.m. local time on Thursday, the Rev. Wheeler Parker Jr. arrived by train in Greenwood, Mississippi. He traveled for ...

The weapon used to kill Black teenager Emmett Till in one of the most notorious lynchings that helped ignite the civil rights movement is now on display at a museum in the Deep South. Emmett was just ...

The Mississippi Delta barn where 14-year-old Emmett Till was brutally beaten and killed will be open to the public as a "sacred" memorial site by 2030, the Emmett Till Interpretive Center announced.

Collaboraction Theatre Company has revealed the cast and design team for Trial in the Delta: The Murder of Emmett Till, the inaugural production at Chicago’s newest live theater space, ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Shonda Rhimes donates to the preservation of Emmett Till's story (Photos: Getty Images & AP Photos) The barn where Emmett Till was ...