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Tens of thousands filed past Till’s remains, but it was the publication of the searing image photographed by David Jackson and first published in Jet magazine, with a stoic Mamie gazing at her...
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The image is transformed by a single, penetrating detail: a plaque affixed to the sign with the motto of the town where Till’s murderers were tried and acquitted—“Sumner, A Good Place to Raise a Boy.” Emmett Till in Casket, 1955. Courtesy Chicago Defender.
Feb 23, 2024 · Allen’s photographs highlighting the effects of police brutality on Baltimore’s Black community are part of the new “Impact of Images” campaign, inspired by the power of photographs like the...
Sep 7, 2014 · Rare Books & Periodicals. Many historians say that it was seeing the photos of Emmett Till's mutilated body in THIS ISSUE (Sept 15, 1955) of Jet Magazine that sparked the Civil Rights Movement.
Vince Emmett and Brenda Emmett attend the 9th Annual Unbridled Eve Kentucky Derby Gala at The Galt House Hotel on May 06, 2022 in Louisville, Kentucky. Get premium, high resolution news photos at Getty Images
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Portrait of the band Shaking Family at the Metro in Chicago, Illinois, May 20, 1990. Left to right, Tim Chewning, Barbara Carter, Vince Emmett, Charles Ellis, and Brendan Lewis. Get premium, high resolution news photos at Getty Images