Shedding light on Emmett Till's legacy

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As we honor Rev. Martin Luther King Jr.’s life and legacy, we reflect on a tragic, historic event that motivated Dr. King's fight for civil rights. That is the 1955 kidnapping and murder of 14-year-old Emmett Till in Mississippi. And 68 years later, the fight for justice for Till and his family continues.