Remembering Emmett Till | 7

American History Tellers

Wondery

Society & Culture, Kids & Family, History, Education For Kids

4.7 • 18.3K Ratings

🗓️ 28 August 2019

⏱️ 43 minutes

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Summary

The murder of Emmett Till galvanized the nascent civil rights movement. But the full story of what happened in Money, Miss., on August 28, 1955, is significantly different than the narrative that emerged at the time. A new app developed by scholars at Florida State University now seeks to give a fuller picture of Till’s lynching by taking users on a GPS guided tour around the Mississippi Delta and the important sites related to the case. Davis Houck, a professor of rhetorical studies at FSU, developed the app, and he joins us to talk about educating people on the legacy of Till’s killing and why it's more significant than ever.

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0:00.0	Hey, Prime Members, you can listen to American History Tellers add free on Amazon Music,
0:05.6	download the app today.
0:09.6	Imagine it's August 28, 1963, and you are in the nation's capital.
0:23.3	You are joined by 250,000 people here on this day to be a part of history.
0:29.2	After you used to crowd, you happen to be a professional basketball player, but this is
0:33.0	something else.
0:34.1	You had no idea it would be this big of an event when on a whim you borrowed a car and
0:39.1	drove to DC last night.
0:41.1	When you arrived, you got out and walked around, picked out the perfect spot from which to
0:45.6	view the event.
0:47.0	An organizer spotted you, sized you up, and then asked if you'd volunteer to help with
0:51.4	security the next day.
0:53.0	You said sure, and he told you to return at 9am.
0:57.2	And here it is, 9am the next morning.
0:59.5	It's loud and hot.
1:01.5	Dense crowds on every side.
1:03.6	The organizer from the night before shouts and waves you over.
1:06.4	Yo man, come here.
1:07.8	Here, take this.
1:09.2	This is your credential.
1:10.6	Keep it on you at all times and put this on.
1:13.6	The event organizer hands you a little white cap.
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