Emmett Till was a 14-year-old African American boy who was murdered in Money, Mississippi in the late hours of August 28, 1955. When his body was found floating in a river two weeks later, he was terribly disfigured. His mother was understandably outraged and chose to have an open casket funeral. Photos of Emmett in his coffin were published. The public was outraged and it is said this event started the modern civil rights movement.
This is the barn he was murdered in. What gives me a connection with this story, other than my own outrage, is that I was born at the exact moment Emmett Till was killed. I plan to give a giclee print to the Civil Right Museum in Memphis, TN where I am from.
Oil on canvas 16x20"
This is the barn he was murdered in. What gives me a connection with this story, other than my own outrage, is that I was born at the exact moment Emmett Till was killed. I plan to give a giclee print to the Civil Right Museum in Memphis, TN where I am from.
Oil on canvas 16x20"
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