60 Years Later, Mississippi Tries To Come To Terms With The Shameful Death Of Emmett Till

The crime remains one of the most horrific reminders of the Deep South as it used to be: In 1955, in the tiny Mississippi town of Sumner, two white men abducted, beat, and shot a 14-year-old young man who did nothing more than allegedly whistle at a white woman he saw walking down the street. […]

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