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Emmett Till
June 5, 2023
Tori Otten
Marjorie Taylor Greene Constituent Compares Her to Woman Who Lied About Emmett Till
A Georgia voter bravely confronted the representative for her racist views.
March 31, 2022
Maya Wiley
The Emmett Till Antilynching Act Will Protect All of Us
Hate crimes of all kinds, and against all kinds of people, are still far too prevalent in American society. And they are massively underreported.
February 10, 2021
Magazine
Gene Seymour
The Unfulfilled Promise of Julian Bond
How could someone so telegenic, so witty, and skilled in politics have missed out on higher office?
January 20, 2021
Rick Perlstein
This Is Us: Why the Trump Era Ended in Violence
The Capitol insurrection was born of a violent minoritarian tradition that is as American as apple pie—and it isn’t done yet.
June 22, 2017
Magazine
Mychal Denzel Smith
A Grief Observed
From Emmett Till to Trayvon Martin, the power and pain of black mourning.
March 22, 2017
Jo Livingstone
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Lovia Gyarkye
The Case Against Dana Schutz
Why her painting of Emmett Till at the Whitney Biennial insults his memory.
August 10, 2012
John McWhorter
On Making Moral Judgments About 'White Power' Music
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