This week, Lauren and Amanda continue in their Black History Month series by discussing the lynching of Emmett Till.
This episode contains graphic depictions of violence against Black people and children. Please take care of yourselves.
Sources:
- PBS American Experience: “The Murder of Emmett Till: Timeline”
- US Department of Justice Office of Public Affairs: “Federal Officials Close Cold Case Re-Investigation of Murder of Emmett Till”
- Famous Trials: “The Emmett Till Murder Trial: Chronology”
- Mississippi Encyclopedia: “Social and Economic History 1890-1954” by Connie L. Lester
- Civil Rights History Project: "The Murder of Emmett Till"
- FBI History: "Emmett Till"
- Civil Rights Trail: "Remembering Emmett Till"
- National Museum of African American History and Culture: "Emmett Till's Death Inspired a Movement"
- CNN: "Woman whose accusation led to the lynching of Emmett Till has died at 88, coroner says" by Dianne Gallagher, Sara Smart, and Emma Tucker
- Crimes of the Centuries podcast: “S2 Ep2: The Galvanizing Murder of Emmett Till”
- Murder in America podcast: “EP. 55 MISSISSIPPI - The Emmett Till Story” (would not recommend, because they really disrespectfully use Emmett’s nickname throughout the episode rather than call him by his given name. It was distasteful.)
- True Crime Kent podcast: “The Murder of Emmett Till”
- Timesuck with Dan Cummins podcast: “360 - The Lynching of Emmett Till”
- Wikipedia
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