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Rededicated Emmett Till Memorial Is Now Bulletproof
A memorial has been rededicated to Emmett Till just outside of Glendora, Miss.
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Bulletproof Sign Needed to Protect New Emmett Till Memorial
The heinous murder of 14-year-old Emmett Till, tortured by a tandem of whites in Mississippi in 1955, remains the preeminent…
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White Students Posing In Front of Emmett Till Memorial with Guns Face Civil Rights Investigation
In the photo, three young white men are posing in the dark in front of the Emmett Till memorial. Two…
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National Park Service Seeks Mississippi Sites to Build Monuments to Civil Rights Struggle
The National Park Service, which manages the country’s national parks and many of its national monuments, is studying locations throughout…
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EDITORIAL: Remembering Simeon Booker, ‘The Man from Jet’
We are proud of Simeon Booker's contributions and achievements for which he will be remembered, praised and emulated for years…
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MUHAMMAD: I’m Glad I Got to Know Simeon Booker
I'm glad I was able to make the acquaintance of one Simeon Saunders Booker Jr.
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EDITORIAL: We Salute Simeon Booker, a Veteran Reporter Who Risked All for the Truth
We thank our brother, Simeon Booker, for his many sacrifices, any of which could have easily resulted in a slow…
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Simeon Booker, Icon of Black Journalism, Dies at 99
Simeon Booker, a trailblazing Black journalist, who covered the civil rights movement for the iconic African-American magazines Ebony and Jet…
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Film Festival Pays Tribute to Fannie Lou Hamer
In commemoration of what would have been her 100th birthday, the legacy of late civil rights activist Fannie Lou Hamer…
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Eyewitness Never Forgot Emmett Till Tragedy
Simeon Wright said he could never erase the memory of his cousin, Emmett Till, then only 14 years old, being…
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