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13h 11min, aug 2, 1955 y - The Case of Emmett Till

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A 14-year-old African American boy was brutally beaten and shot after being accused of flirting with a white woman. His body was dumped in the Tallahatchie River. The men who killed Emmett were pledged not guily and walked free, though years later they admitted to killing Emmett Till

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13h 11min, aug 2, 1955 y
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~ 70 years ago

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