The Mississippi Civil Rights Museum put the gun on display Thursday, soon after the federal government released thousands of pages of records on the Till case. By Emily Cochrane and Audra D. S. Burch ...

Till was brutally murdered in 1955 in Money, Mississippi for allegedly whistling at a white woman in public. After being beaten beyond recognition and thrown into the Tallahatchie River, two men were ...

KNOXVILLE, Tenn. — “If we can say that the civil rights movement was one of the most important movements that was ever created by the citizens of this country, more successful than any other movement ...

A new book will shed light on the untold story of Emmett Till's father, Louis Till. Titled Writing To Save A Life: The Louis Till File, the book finds writer John Edgar Wideman trying to uncover the ...

"Hearst Magazines and Yahoo may earn commission or revenue on some items through these links." The new historical drama film Till hits theaters soon, which means you should get ready to feel your ...

Rev. Wheeler Parker Jr. is the last living witness to one of America’s most notorious lynchings. He was with his cousin, Emmett Till, in 1955 when the 14-year-old was accused of whistling at a white ...

FILE - This undated photo shows Emmett Louis Till, who was kidnapped, tortured and killed in the Mississippi Delta in August 1955 after witnesses claimed he whistled at a white woman working in a ...

Even a well known story depends on where you begin to tell it. In the summer of 1955, Emmett Till, a 14-year-old African-American boy visiting Mississippi, was lynched by white men who said he'd ...