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Mississippi Civil Rights Museum free to public on Emmet Until’s birthday

Jason Wilson Jul 26, 2021

JACKSON, miss. (WJTV) - The Mississippi Civil Rights Museum offered free entry to commemorate Emmett Till's 80th birthday on Sunday. Emmett Till was born in Chicago on July 25, 1941. In August 1955, he was kidnapped and brutally…

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Civil rights museums open free of charge on Emmett Until’s birthday

Jason Wilson Jul 24, 2021

JACKSON, miss. (AP) - Two Mississippi civil rights museums are celebrating Emmett Till's 80th birthday on Sunday by letting people in for free.The Mississippi Civil Rights Museum and Museum of Mississippi History in Jackson also offer…