Emmett Till Memorial Commission


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Resolution of the Emmett Till Memorial Commission presented to the family of Emmett Till

Adopted May 9, 2007, and presented October 2, 2007.

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Haunted by Emmett Till murder, town reconciles

Miami Herald, October 3, 2007.

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Decades later, an apology for Emmett Till slaying

Atlanta Journal Constitution, October 2, 2007.

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Tallahatchie County to formally apologize to Till's family

The Clarion Ledger, October 2, 2007.

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Miss. County Sorry for Till Murder Trial

Associated Press, October 2, 2007.

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Murder of black teen still haunts Miss. town

The Times-Picayune, September 30, 2007.

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Emmett Till: Opening the doors to understanding

Northeast Mississippi Daily Journal, September 24, 2007.

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End of Till Case Draws Mixed Response

The Boston Globe's March 3, 2007 story about a Leflore County, Mississippi, grand jury’s decision not to return an indictment in the Emmett Till urder case.

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F.B.I. Is Reopening Civil Rights Deaths

The F.B.I. has reopened investigations of about 12 suspicious deaths from the civil rights era.

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