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A Freedom Trail marker signals the store as the place where Till whistled at Carolyn Bryant outside the store, leading to his murder.

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Remembering Emmett Till: A Boy Who Changed America

Scholars say understanding Emmett Till's death in historical context is important. While Emmett Till's death might have helped spark a reaction from Rosa Parks a few weeks later, the Civil …

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