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elleng

(130,893 posts) Mon Nov 17, 2014, 08:40 PM Nov 2014

Emmett Till memorial tree planted at US Capitol.

Monday, a tree planting ceremony was held in honor of Emmett Till at the U.S. Capitol.

Senator Susan Collins sponsored the U.S. Capitol Grounds Memorial Tree in honor of 14-year-old Emmett Till, whose brutal murder in 1955 in Money, Mississippi for whistling at a white woman helped spark the civil rights movement. Till was buried at Burr Oak Cemetery in Alsip, Illinois.

Senator Collins, U.S. Attorney General Eric Holder, Architect of the U.S. Capitol Stephen T. Ayers, Janet Langhart Cohen, author of the play "Anne and Emmett," and others were at the tree planting ceremony at 11:30 a.m. on Monday.

http://www.wusa9.com/story/news/2014/11/17/emmett-till-death-memorial-tree-capitol-dc-civil-rights/19172891/

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Emmett Till memorial tree planted at US Capitol. (Original Post) elleng Nov 2014 OP

... shenmue Nov 2014 #1

Al Sharpton covered this in his show, I was very glad to hear this was done... Spazito Nov 2014 #2

His name is engraved on the Civil Rights Memorial in Montgomery, Alabama pinboy3niner Nov 2014 #3

Thanks for that image Number23 Nov 2014 #4

Thank you for posting this photo. myrna minx Nov 2014 #15

Dylan/ Death of Emmett Till tinymontgomery Nov 2014 #5

I thank you ellen~ sheshe2 Nov 2014 #6

No officeholders from Mississippi were there??? Old Nick Nov 2014 #7

They were there, elleng Nov 2014 #10

FYI moondust Nov 2014 #11

Thank you for posting Omaha Steve Nov 2014 #8

+1 pinboy3niner Nov 2014 #12

Emmett Till LeftInTX Nov 2014 #9

. pinboy3niner Nov 2014 #13

Just came across this video of his mother...she was a formidable person BeyondGeography Nov 2014 #14

shenmue

(38,506 posts)

1. ...

Reply to elleng (Original post)

Mon Nov 17, 2014, 08:41 PM

Nov 2014

Spazito

(50,326 posts)

2. Al Sharpton covered this in his show, I was very glad to hear this was done...

Reply to elleng (Original post)

Mon Nov 17, 2014, 08:48 PM

Nov 2014

given the outright racism that is showing it's ugly face more and more, this moving tribute couldn't be more timely, imo.

pinboy3niner

(53,339 posts)

3. His name is engraved on the Civil Rights Memorial in Montgomery, Alabama

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Mon Nov 17, 2014, 09:08 PM

Nov 2014

The Civil Rights Memorial, designed by Maya Lin, was dedicated on November 11, 1989.
http://www.splcenter.org/civil-rights-memorial

Number23

(24,544 posts)

4. Thanks for that image

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Mon Nov 17, 2014, 09:31 PM

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myrna minx

(22,772 posts)

15. Thank you for posting this photo.

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Thu Nov 20, 2014, 06:46 AM

Nov 2014

tinymontgomery

(2,584 posts)

5. Dylan/ Death of Emmett Till

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Mon Nov 17, 2014, 09:35 PM

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sheshe2

(83,750 posts)

6. I thank you ellen~

Reply to elleng (Original post)

Mon Nov 17, 2014, 09:40 PM

Nov 2014

Emmett Till

Old Nick

(468 posts)

7. No officeholders from Mississippi were there???

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Mon Nov 17, 2014, 10:08 PM

Nov 2014

elleng

(130,893 posts)

10. They were there,

Reply to Old Nick (Reply #7)

Mon Nov 17, 2014, 10:54 PM

Nov 2014

cochran stood behind Holder during the ceremony.

moondust

(19,977 posts)

11. FYI

Reply to Old Nick (Reply #7)

Mon Nov 17, 2014, 10:55 PM

Nov 2014

I'm watching it on Rachel right now. Thad Cochran is standing at the elbow of Eric Holder who is addressing the crowd. Rachel said the entire Miss. delegation was present.