Why the Emmett Till Story Still Matters

  • February 3, 2021
  • 4:00 PM - 5:30 CST
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  • Ariana Lewis, Alewis7@luc.edu
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    150th Anniversary Scholar Series:

    Why the Emmett Till Story Still Matters

    Elliott Gorn, PhD

    The tragic story of Emmett Till--the Chicago child murdered in Mississippi in 1955, allegedly for whistling at a white woman--has only grown more important with the emergence of the Black Lives Matter era. Professor Gorn, of Loyola's History Department explores why.

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