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Mississippi city to unveil Emmett Till memorial statue

Por: ABC7 World October 22, 2022

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much of the 20th century civil rights movement.I feel that when young people ask me what the memory of Emmett Till is, we have this statue as a memory, Mississippi state Sen. David Jordan, who represents Greenwood, told ABC News. He liberated all Black people for all that he sacrificed.The memorial statue stands at 9-feet tall -- a bronze figure reminiscent of Till's infamous portrait with a white button-down shirt, slacks and his left hand... + full article



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