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The brutal 1955 murder of Emmett Till, a Black teenager visiting Sumner, Mississippi from Chicago, sparked global condemnation and disgust.
The acquittal of two white men in the trial that followed, caused further shock and anger, becoming a flashpoint in the civil rights movement.
Recent moves by the Sumner community to recognize its history offers a more positive path forward in Mississippi and elsewhere.
CGTN’s Dan Williams shares the story as part of our series commemorating Black History Month.
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