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George II

(67,782 posts)
Mon Jun 26, 2017, 10:08 PM Jun 2017

Emmett Till marker near grocery store site vandalized

Source: CNN

By Jamiel Lynch, CNN Updated 9:22 PM ET, Mon June 26, 2017

(CNN)A civil rights marker about Emmett Till on the Mississippi Freedom Trail has been vandalized twice in the past two months, according to the firm that manages the trail.

The historical marker outside the grocery store where 14-year-old Till was accused of whistling at a white woman while visiting his family has to be refurbished due to the damage by vandals, said Allan Hammons, whose company manages the Mississippi Freedom Trail.

He said that in May someone scratched the marker, and over the weekend, it was noticed that someone had peeled off the back of the marker, where it contained photos and writings about Till.

"This site is a significant moment in the civil rights movement," Hammons said. "People were outraged and shocked at this incredible criminal act. What Mississippi chose to do by creating the freedom trail was committing themselves to telling the unvarnished truth."

Read more: http://www.cnn.com/2017/06/26/us/till-marker-vandalized/index.html



Rampant racism and hate prompted by the hateful racist in the white house continues to accelerate.

This is disgusting, and we need to punish whoever did this as quickly and decisively as possible.
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Emmett Till marker near grocery store site vandalized (Original Post) George II Jun 2017 OP
... shenmue Jun 2017 #1
... RKP5637 Jun 2017 #2
They say that Reagan made his followers comfortable with their bigotry alfredo Jun 2017 #3
This time, they tried to erase him. sheshe2 Jun 2017 #4
I'm so glad my father isn't around to read about this. I remember that when this happened.... George II Jun 2017 #7
... sheshe2 Jun 2017 #8
Racists are emboldened while Republican Trump holds power. . . . . nt Bernardo de La Paz Jun 2017 #5
Even the dead are given no peace. brer cat Jun 2017 #6
Retaliation for removing Confederate monuments. NT pablo_marmol Jun 2017 #9
What an ugly thing to do BeyondGeography Jun 2017 #10
Kand REC riversedge Jun 2017 #11

alfredo

(60,065 posts)
3. They say that Reagan made his followers comfortable with their bigotry
Mon Jun 26, 2017, 10:30 PM
Jun 2017

Trump has encouraged his followers to act on their bigotry.

sheshe2

(83,355 posts)
4. This time, they tried to erase him.
Mon Jun 26, 2017, 10:42 PM
Jun 2017



“This time, it’s not someone with a shotgun or somebody trying to run over or tear down the sign,” said Davis Houck, a member of the Emmett Till Memory Project. “This time, it’s more sinister because it’s carefully thought out. It’s not a defacing, but an erasing.”
Till has been dead for more than 60 years, but he has never been more alive in the American consciousness, most recently when NBA star LeBron James mentioned the courage of Till’s mother after his own home became the target of a racist attack.

http://www.clarionledger.com/story/news/local/journeytojustice/2017/06/26/another-emmett-till-sign-attacked-and-time-erased/428077001/

George II

(67,782 posts)
7. I'm so glad my father isn't around to read about this. I remember that when this happened....
Mon Jun 26, 2017, 11:17 PM
Jun 2017

....(I was only 7 years old) he cried. I never saw him cry before.

brer cat

(24,402 posts)
6. Even the dead are given no peace.
Mon Jun 26, 2017, 11:10 PM
Jun 2017

I wonder if he vandals were celebrating their "heritage?" I hope they set up a camera and catch them next time.

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