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Emmett Till honored with statue in Mississippi community A Mississippi community with an elaborate Confederate monument plans to unveil a larger-than-life statue of Emmett Till . A life-sized bronze statue of Till-Mobley is planned in the Chicago suburb of Summit. An Oct. 28 groundbreaking is set for a plaza outside Argo Community High School, where she was an honor student. The statue is scheduled to be in place by late April. Some wrongly thought Till got what he deserved for breaking the taboo of flirting with a white woman and many people didn’t want to talk about the case for decades, Parker said.“Now there’s interest in it, and that’s a godsend,” Parker said. “You know what his mother said: ‘I hope he didn’t die in vain.’” Read more:
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Community with Confederate monument gets Emmett Till statueA Mississippi community with an elaborate Confederate monument plans to unveil a larger-than-life statue of Emmett Till Emmett Till Honored With Larger-Than-Life Statue In MississippiThe Till statue at Greenwood’s Rail Spike Park is a short drive from an elaborate Confederate monument. private trauma over her son’s death and her development into a civil rights activist.private trauma over her son's death and her development into a civil rights activist.private trauma over her son's death and her development into a civil rights activist.private trauma over her son's death and her development into a civil rights activist. A life-sized bronze statue of Till-Mobley is planned in the Chicago suburb of Summit. An Oct. An Oct. 28 groundbreaking is set for a plaza outside Argo Community High School, where she was an honor student. 28 groundbreaking is set for a plaza outside Argo Community High School, where she was an honor student. The statue is scheduled to be in place by late April. The statue is scheduled to be in place by late April. Some wrongly thought Till got what he deserved for breaking the taboo of flirting with a white woman and many people didn’t want to talk about the case for decades, Parker said. Some wrongly thought Till got what he deserved for breaking the taboo of flirting with a white woman and many people didn't want to talk about the case for decades, Parker said. “Now there’s interest in it, and that’s a godsend,” Parker said. “Now there's interest in it, and that's a godsend,” Parker said. “Now there's interest in it, and that's a godsend,” Parker said. “You know what his mother said: ‘I hope he didn’t die in vain.’” Greenwood and Leflore County are both more than 70% Black and officials have worked for years to bring the Till statue to reality.'" Greenwood and Leflore County are both more than 70% Black and officials have worked for years to bring the Till statue to reality. Democratic state Sen. Democratic state Sen. David Jordan of Greenwood secured $150,000 in state funding and the community commissioned a Utah artist, Matt Glenn, to create the statue. David Jordan of Greenwood secured $150,000 in state funding and the community commissioned a Utah artist, Matt Glenn, to create the statue. David Jordan of Greenwood secured $150,000 in state funding and the community commissioned a Utah artist, Matt Glenn, to create the statue. Jordan said he hopes it will entice tourists to visit Greenwood and learn more about the history of the area. “So much has been said about this case,” Jordan said this week. “So much has been said about this case,” Jordan said this week. “So much has been said about this case,” Jordan said this week. “Hopefully, it will bring all of us together.” Till and Parker had traveled from Chicago to spend the summer of 1955 with relatives in the deeply segregated Mississippi Delta.” Till and Parker had traveled from Chicago to spend the summer of 1955 with relatives in the deeply segregated Mississippi Delta. On Aug. On Aug. On Aug. 24, the two teens joined other young people in a short trip to the store in Money. 24, the two teens joined other young people in a short trip to the store in Money. Parker said he heard Till whistle at shopkeeper Carolyn Bryant. Four days later, Till was abducted in the middle of the night from his uncle’s home. Four days later, Till was abducted in the middle of the night from his uncle's home. Four days later, Till was abducted in the middle of the night from his uncle's home. The kidnappers tortured and shot him, weighted his body down with a cotton gin fan and dumped him into the river. Jordan, who is Black, was a college student in September 1955 when he drove to the Tallahatchie County Courthouse in Sumner to watch the murder trial of two white men charged with killing Till — Carolyn’s husband Roy Bryant and his half brother, J. Jordan, who is Black, was a college student in September 1955 when he drove to the Tallahatchie County Courthouse in Sumner to watch the murder trial of two white men charged with killing Till — Carolyn's husband Roy Bryant and his half brother, J. Jordan, who is Black, was a college student in September 1955 when he drove to the Tallahatchie County Courthouse in Sumner to watch the murder trial of two white men charged with killing Till — Carolyn's husband Roy Bryant and his half brother, J. W.W. Milam. Milam. An all-white, all-male jury acquitted the two men, who later confessed to Look magazine that they had killed Till. Nobody has ever been convicted in the lynching. Nobody has ever been convicted in the lynching. Nobody has ever been convicted in the lynching. The U. The U. S.S. Justice Department has opened multiple investigations starting in 2004 after receiving inquiries about whether charges could be brought against anyone still living. Justice Department has opened multiple investigations starting in 2004 after receiving inquiries about whether charges could be brought against anyone still living. In 2007, a Mississippi prosecutor presented evidence to a grand jury of Black and white Leflore County residents after investigators spent three years re-examining the killing. In 2007, a Mississippi prosecutor presented evidence to a grand jury of Black and white Leflore County residents after investigators spent three years re-examining the killing. The FBI exhumed Till’s body to prove he, and not someone else, was buried at his gravesite in the Chicago suburb of Alsip. The grand jury declined to issue indictments. The grand jury declined to issue indictments. The grand jury declined to issue indictments. The grand jury declined to issue indictments. The Justice Department reopened an investigation in 2018 after a 2017 book quoted Carolyn Bryant — now remarried and named Carolyn Bryant Donham — saying she lied when she claimed Till grabbed her, whistled and made sexual advances. Relatives have publicly denied Donham, who is in her 80s, recanted her allegations. Relatives have publicly denied Donham, who is in her 80s, recanted her allegations. The department closed that investigation in late 2021 without bringing charges. The department closed that investigation in late 2021 without bringing charges. This year, a group searching the Leflore County Courthouse basement found an unserved 1955 arrest warrant for “Mrs. This year, a group searching the Leflore County Courthouse basement found an unserved 1955 arrest warrant for"Mrs. Roy Bryant. Roy Bryant. ” In August, ." In August,.” In August,.