EmmettTillLegacyFdn

Creating a legacy of hope & building a bridge from the past to the present & future in memory of Emmett Louis Till & in honor of his mother, Mamie Till Mobley.

[EmmettTillLegacyFdn @EmmettTill]

Our co-founder and #EmmettTill's cousin @DeborahWattz said @TayeDiggs' support has brought a new awareness of his death the crimes committed against him and the fact that no one has ever been convicted for his slaying.
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#JusticeForEmmettTill

[EmmettTillLegacyFdn @EmmettTill]

71 years ago September 6, 1955, #MamieTillMobley buried her only son #EmmettTill at Burr Oak Cemetery.
In Mississippi, a grand jury indicts Milam and Bryant for the kidnapping and murder of Emmett Till. They are arrested and held in jail until the trial.
Memory by @KeithBeauchamp

[EmmettTillLegacyFdn @EmmettTill]

August 28, We held a National MOMENT OF SILENCE FOR #EMMETTTILL & A “SAY THEIR NAMES” REMEMBRANCE OF ALL STOLEN LIVES at Myrlie's Garden in Jackson, MS.
Reena Evers-Everette -
Daughter of #MedgarEvers and Myrlie Evers Williams, joined us.

[EmmettTillLegacyFdn @EmmettTill]

The casket will remain open because the work is not finished.

On August 28, we opened the #EmmettTill 71st Year Anniversary Commemoration weekend and Educational Tour at the Mississippi State Capitol.

Civil Rights Era and Impacted Families joined Emmett Till's family.

[EmmettTillLegacyFdn @EmmettTill]

Designed with love, by #EmmettTill's cousin.
The Inspired Collection is dedicated to Emmett's mother, #MamieTillMobley. Collect or gift your Limited Edition Till merchandise. Support the continued work mission, curriculum, scholarships, & Historic Tour.
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[EmmettTillLegacyFdn @EmmettTill]

Watch @DeborahWattz; cousin of #EmmettTill and our Co-Founder's conversation with #JoyReid.

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#EmmettTillLegacyFoundatipn #MamieTillMobley #TheJoyReidShow #NolanWells #LegacyKeepers

[EmmettTillLegacyFdn @EmmettTill]

🕯On this day we lost our beloved cousin, #SimeonWright. Simeon, also a cousin of #EmmettTill, was an eye witness to the kidnapping of Emmett. He was in the bed with him when he was abducted.
Simeon spent his life seeking justice for Emmett. We will carry the torch and the fight!

[EmmettTillLegacyFdn @EmmettTill]

📍Jackson, MS. - @TillMovie Screening at The Patton House & Gallery. Civil Rights Era Families together with impacted families from across generations were present. They reflected on the continuing connection between #EmmettTill's legacy and the ongoing struggle for justice.

[EmmettTillLegacyFdn @EmmettTill]

Please support this GoFundMe by donating or sharing—every bit of help makes a difference. Our Talia's car broke down on their way to Mississippi from Georgia for the @Emmett Till 71st anniversary commemoration Thank you in advance for your support! https://t.co/L6WIlni6Wn

[Ben Crump @AttorneyCrump]

Standing at the March on Washington anniversary, I was reminded of why this work matters. 71 years after Emmett Till was taken from this world, we are still fighting for justice in Mississippi for Nolan Wells. Nolan was 18 years old and never got the chance to vote. So we carry him with us to the polls, and every other name we have marched for. We vote for them!

[AFRICAN CONNECTIONS Research and Education Fund @ACREF]

National Emmett Till Commemoration Brings Family, Civil Rights Leaders, Impacted Families to MS

#EmmettTill #civilrights #Mississippi @EmmettTill

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[EmmettTillLegacyFdn @EmmettTill]

71 years ago today. The courage and actions taken by #EmmettTill's grieving mother, #MamieTillMobley set off a course of action that let the world know what happened to her only son, who was brutally murdered at the tender age of 14 on #Aug28, 1955.

[Equal Justice Initiative @eji_org]

On this day in 1955, two white men abducted and murdered 14-year-old Emmett Till in Mississippi.
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[Mississippi Today @MSTODAYnews]

On this day in 1963 eight years after Emmett Till was slain, about 250,000 gathered for the March on Washington for Jobs and Freedom.https://t.co/ZiKvRYspw0

[The Martin Luther King, Jr. Center @TheKingCenter]

The King Center remembers #EmmettTill. 71 years ago today, the apple of his mom, Mamie Till’s, eye was brutally dehumanized and lynched by a rabidly racist mob of white men who had been lied to by a white woman. Even if she had been telling the truth about Emmett whistling at her, the lynching of Emmett Till would have still been vile and reprehensible. A whistle inciting a murder is depravity.

However, this was like many incidents today, when people know that a lie, embellishment of a misunderstanding, or reporting the presence of a Black person will facilitate violence against that person.

Anti-black racism still exists. And is persisting in policies, dismissing of critical history lessons, policing, systemic barriers, and strategic, unjust efforts to weaponize the word “woke” at the expense of Black people in America.

Just as the lynching of Emmett Till and his mother showing his body at his funeral were catalysts for the movement then, may his memory galvanize us now.

[EmmettTillLegacyFdn @EmmettTill]

TODAY 10:00 A.M. — OPENING PRESS CONFERENCE
Mississippi State Capitol Rotunda
400 High Street
Jackson, Mississippi

12:00 NOON — A MOMENT OF SILENCE FOR EMMETT TILL & “SAY THEIR NAMES” REMEMBRANCE OF ALL STOLEN LIVES
Myrlie's Garden
3611 Missouri Street
Jackson, MS

[EmmettTillLegacyFdn @EmmettTill]

Join us Tomorrow #August28, at 12:00 Noon CST, supporters around the world are invited to participate in A Time for Unity in Black and White by wearing black and white, observing a moment of silence, speaking #EmmettTill's name, honoring all stolen lives. #NeverAgain.

[EmmettTillLegacyFdn @EmmettTill]

@KeithBeauchamp #CarolynBryant is present for both assaults to confirm that the two boys are not Emmett.
The next morning, Emmett would be identified by Carolyn and abducted from his great-uncle Moses Wright's
#CarolynBryantDonham
#EmmettTill71
#Sayhisname #JusticeForEmmettTill Still❗ #ETLF21

[EmmettTillLegacyFdn @EmmettTill]

On this day, 71 years ago, two cases of mistaken identity occurred when #EmmettTill's lynchers confront two Black boys they believed were Emmett. One victim is confronted in Bryant's store, and the other is assaulted and kidnapped along a road in Money, MS. -@KeithBeauchamp

[EmmettTillLegacyFdn @EmmettTill]

For 71 years, the story of #EmmettTill and the extraordinary courage of his mother, #MamieTillMobley, have reminded the world of the importance of truth, justice, accountability, and the responsibility we all share to preserve this history.

Join us!
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[EmmettTillLegacyFdn @EmmettTill]

This Week we will bear witness! Our responsibility is to remember with purpose, educate with intention and act with courage. #EmmettTill's story belongs to all of us, and the legacy of #MamieTillMobley calls every generation to continue the work. #ETLF https://t.co/u5149U3Zvv