Misery and memory in Glendora, Mississippi: How poverty is reshaping the story of Emmett Till's murder
- Written by Dave Tell, Professor of Communication, University of Kansas
Some say Till's body was dumped from the Old Black Bayou Bridge in Glendora, Mississippi. Others dispute this detail.cmh2315fl/flickr, CC BY-NC
In August of 1955, Emmett Till was lynched in the Mississippi Delta. The 14-year-old African American reportedly whistled at a white woman, violating the racial norms of the Jim Crow South. For this...