Happy Birthday to Emmett Till. He would've been 83 years old today.
At just 14, two white men kidnapped and brutally murdered him through mutilation for 'whistling' at a white woman.
decades later, Carolyn Bryant admitted to lying that Emmett Till made a pass at her.
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@worcesterjonny Just starting my journey as a history teacher, and I love your posts, great inspiration, so many approaches to think about. Keep up the great work, thank you.
@Everton Always loved seeing your smile at the Lane @dele_official wishing you nothing but the best, and whatever puts it back on your face. And thank you @Everton, beautiful, take good care of our boy.
We didn't have parties to "boost morale"
We didn't have quiz nights
We didn't have champagne
We watched our colleagues die though
We were STEEPED in death
We kept going
We had to
We kept on
So don't you DARE say your parties were "necessary" @borisjohnson
You make me sick.
You’re only in Parliament because brave women fought for your right to vote, they weren’t “selfish” they were selfless
Those massacred at Peterloo took up state resources too, but they reformed our democracy eventually
The right to protest is what distinguishes us from fascism
BREAKING: Suella Braverman’s cruelty towards refugees caused the crisis at the so-called Manston “processing centre”.
So we just renamed it in her honour