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How 14-yr-old Emmett Till was brutally murdered in 1955 for ‘flirting’ with a white woman

How 14-yr-old Emmett Till was brutally murdered in 1955 for ‘flirting’ with a white woman

The lynching murder of 14-year-old Emmett Till (pictured) is one of the most heinous crimes ever committed, highlighting the cruel injustice suffered by Black Americans at the hands of racist Whites. Till was killed on this day in 1955, all due to a rumor that he flirted with a White woman. The senseless killing set…

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