Emmett Until saga tied to civil rights story in PBS present

Deacon Arthur L. Miller of St Mary’s Church in Simsbury stands in front of the rest of the former Bryant’s Grocery in Money, Miss., Where Emmett Till allegedly whistled a white woman in 1955, which led to his lynching. (Contributed) Tonight, as part of Black History Month, PBS will air an episode of the American Experience series entitled “The Murder of Emmett Till”. The show starts at 9 p.m. on CPTV. The producers promise to “tell the real story behind the brutal murder of a 14-year-old African American boy by two white men in Mississippi in 1955.” […]

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