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    Ex-inmate: Killen boasted in prison  Nov 23, 2009
    If authorities have indeed never searched Killen's property, it's high time it happened, said Alvin Sykes, architect of the Emmett Till Unsolved Civil Rights Crime Act. "There should be no sparing of expense in searching it from top to bottom.". (The Clarion-Ledger)

    Doctor: Exhume Chaney's body  Nov 22, 2009
    An exhumation also took place in 2005 in the Justice Department's renewed investigation into the 1955 slaying of Emmett Till, whose death helped fuel the civil rights movement ... Alvin Sykes, architect of the Emmett Till Unsolved Civil Rights Crime Act, said an exhumation could help bring truth and justice. (The Clarion-Ledger)

    Victims' kin in civil-rights era cases sought  Nov 20, 2009
    Alvin Sykes, architect of the Emmett Till Unsolved Civil Rights Crime Act, said he is hoping Congress soon will approve funding for the already-passed legislation. He's pleased with the FBI's efforts so far but knows that once funds are available, more agents can be dedicated to an "aggressive manhunt" to track down all the unpunished killers from those days, he said. (The Clarion-Ledger)

    Get more: Mathie  Nov 18, 2009
    Hundreds of families whose children attend Emmett Till Elementary School are getting a free Thanksgiving bird thanks to a community organization. Tags. (WLS, IL)

    Burials resume at Chicago-area cemetery after plot scandal  Nov 14, 2009
    He said ongoing repairs include paving roads and erecting new signs to help future visitors find their way around the 150-acre grounds, the resting place of many notable black Americans, including civil rights-era lynching victim Emmett Till. Posted in on Friday, November 13, 2009 2:45 pm Updated: 12:42 am. (The Pantagraph newspaper)

    Eye of the hurricane: Is Mississippi Coast invisible?  Nov 1, 2009
    To many Americans the name "Mississippi" still evokes the past "and the murders of Medgar Evers, Emmett Till and Chaney, Goodman and Schwerner.". The violent eruptions surrounding the admission of James Meredith to the University of Mississippi also are cited in the 2007 article. (Athens Banner-Herald)

    FBI looks at claims of other slayings by Killen  Oct 18, 2009
    Alvin Sykes of Kansas City, architect of the Emmett Till Unsolved Civil Rights Crime Act, said authorities need to fully investigate this matter. With more investigations expected into these unpunished killings, he said, "We're going to hear more stories like this. Can you imagine what the families hearing this now will be going through?". (The Clarion-Ledger)

    4 plead not guilty to digging up bodies  Sep 9, 2009
    Authorities raided Burr Oak Cemetery in Alsip, which is the resting place of civil rights-era lynching victim Emmett Till and other prominent African-Americans, in July. The arrests made international headlines and prompted thousands of people to visit the historic black cemetery to try to determine whether their loved ones were among those graves that were disturbed. (Boston Globe)

    Manhunt rumors haunt Miss. town with troubled past  Sep 7, 2009
    So it's no surprise federal authorities are checking into allegations that a group of white men used a vintage military vehicle in the Aug. 20 search for two black burglary suspects near Sumner, the town where two white men were acquitted in the notorious 1955 slaying of Emmett Till. One suspect was arrested unhurt. (Anchorage Daily News)

    Emmett Till's Casket Headed to Smithsonian  Aug 29, 2009
    In this July 10, 2009 file photo, the original glass-topped casket of lynching victim Emmett Till is seen rusting in a shack at the Burr Oak Cemetery in Alsip, Ill ... This undated family handout photograph taken in Chicago, shows Mamie Till Mobley and her son, Emmett Till, whose lynching in 1955 became a catalyst for the civil rights movement ... On the very spot where in 1955 the brutalized remains of 14-year-old Emmett Till were put on display in Chicago, his family on Friday announced plans... (CBS News)

    Casket of Emmett Till headed to Smithsonian Institution  Aug 29, 2009
    Casket of lynching victim Emmett Till headed to Smithsonian Institution ... CHICAGO - The glass-topped casket that displayed lynching victim Emmett Till s disfigured body to the world and became a rallying point for the civil rights movement is headed to the Smithsonian Institution, his family announced yesterday. (Boston Globe)

    Lynching victim Till's casket to go to Smithsonian  Aug 28, 2009
    FILE - In this July 10, 2009 file photo, the original glass-topped casket of lynching victim Emmett Till is seen rusting in a shack at the Burr Oak Cemetery in Alsip, Ill ... CHICAGO - Emmett Till's family is donating the civil rights-era lynching victim's original casket to the Smithsonian Institution. (Anchorage Daily News)

    Financial issues plague Ill. cemetery  Aug 23, 2009
    The historic black cemetery is the final resting place of civil rights-era lynching victim Emmett Till. Posted in on Saturday, August 22, 2009 4:15 pm Updated: 4:01 am. (The Pantagraph newspaper)

    But My Best Friend Is Black!  Aug 13, 2009
    " It presupposes that all have the same opinion, the same intent, the same goal. It is ludicrous to think that all African Americans are on the same page and have the same interests. Just as there are degrees of racism with whites there are with blacks. So maybe some want to teach, others wanna get back for past transgressions, some dont see the big deal, and some are just racist themselves. And you would think the R-word is just as bad because nowadays it can mean your job, career, etc. Real... (Slate)

    Howard a champion of civil rights  Aug 8, 2009
    David said that after Emmett Till was murdered while visiting the Mississippi Delta from Chicago in 1955, Howard played a key role in gathering witnesses for the trial. Till's mother, Mamie Till Bradley, whom the Beitos interviewed for the book stayed at his heavily-armed home during the trial, as well as journalists from magazines like Ebony and Congressman Charles Diggs Jr. of Michigan, who was later the first chairman of the Congressional Black Caucus. (Murray Ledger & Times, KY)

    Authorities stop getting evidence at Ill. cemetery  Aug 8, 2009
    The cemetery in Alsip is the final resting place for perhaps 100,000 people, including civil rights-era lynching victim Emmett Till, boxer Ezzard Charles and blues singers Dinah Washington and Willie Dixon. Authorities have said there is no evidence that any of those graves were tampered with. (Fresno Bee -- Nation)

    4 former cemetery workers indicted  Aug 7, 2009
    Historic resting placeProsecutors said at Thursday's hearing that more than 1,100 human bones have been found scattered about the historic black cemetery where many prominent figures were buried, including blues singers Willie Dixon and Dinah Washington, boxing champion Ezzard Charles and Emmett Till, the Chicago teen whose 1995 lynching in 1955 was a seminal moment in the civil rights movement. When word broke that graves had been dug up, thousands of people descended on the cemetery to see if... (MSNBC -- Crime)

    Cemetery scandal makes blacks think twice  Aug 2, 2009
    It became the final resting place for lynching victim Emmett Till, singer Dinah Washington, blues musician Willie Dixon, Negro League pitcher John Donaldson and National Football League player J. Mayo Williams. In 1975, Burr Oak was the setting for one of the final scenes in the movie "Cooley High.". (MSNBC -- Race)

    Ill. graveyard scandal brings back mother's grief  Jul 29, 2009
    In the past three weeks, authorities have received about 60,000 complaints and requests for information from people with family members buried at the 150-acre cemetery where civil rights-era lynching victim Emmett Till is buried. Four workers were charged in the alleged scheme, which authorities say stretches back at least four years and netted $300,000. (San Francisco Chronicle -- Crime)

    Gravedigger helped unearth Ill. cemetery scandal  Jul 23, 2009
    The cemetery is the final resting place of perhaps 100,000 people, including blues singers Dinah Washington and Willie Dixon, boxer Ezzard Charles, several Negro League baseball players, and Emmett Till, the Chicago teenager whose 1955 lynching in Mississippi was a flashpoint in the civil rights movement. Authorities have said there is no indication any of those graves were disturbed. (WSVN-TV Miami, FL)

    Cemetery whistle-blower: I'm no hero  Jul 22, 2009
    Employee A speaks outThe cemetery is the final resting place of perhaps 100,000 people, including blues singers Dinah Washington and Willie Dixon, boxer Ezzard Charles, several Negro League baseball players, and Emmett Till, the Chicago teenager whose 1955 murder in Mississippi was a flashpoint in the civil rights movement. Authorities have said there is no indication any of those graves were disturbed. (MSNBC -- Crime)

    Quinn forms cemetery task force  Jul 18, 2009
    Burr Oak, the burial place of civil rights-era lynching victim Emmett Till, has served generations of Chicago-area black families. Most of the task force's members are black, and several said they have relatives buried at Burr Oak. (The Pantagraph newspaper)

    'Lingering injustice' continues: Till homages suffer  Jul 17, 2009
    The slaying of 14-year-old Emmett Till helped fuel the civil rights movement, but homages to his legacy have suffered as many setbacks as successes ... "Some of them had never heard of Emmett Till until this happened," he said ... Representatives of the Emmett Till Memorial Commission in Tallahatchie County received a phone call this week from the sheriff's office in Chicago, asking if they had any information on Towns. (The Clarion-Ledger)

    Cemetery's jumbled bones hard to ID  Jul 17, 2009
    which is the burial place several famous Americans including civil rights-era lynching victim Emmett Till. Four former workers are charged with dumping exhumed bodies in a deserted field the size of four square blocks in order to resell grave plots. (MSNBC -- Crime)

    First lady's dad not in disturbed cemetery  Jul 15, 2009
    The historic black cemetery is also home to the grave of 14-year-old Emmett Till, whose grisly murder for whistling at a white woman made him an icon of the civil-rights movement. His gravesite was not disturbed. (MSNBC -- Race)

    Records at troubled Chicago cemetery falling apart  Jul 15, 2009
    Thousands have flooded Burr Oak Cemetery in Alsip, the burial place of civil rights-era lynching victim Emmett Till and blues singer Dinah Washington, since four former workers were accused earlier this week of dumping hundreds of unearthed corpses in a scheme to resell plots ... The Burr Oak Cemetery is the final resting place of lynching victim Emmett Till, as well as blues singers Willie Dixon and Dinah Washington ... Authorities closed Burr Oak Cemetery, home to the graves of civil... (Fresno Bee -- Nation)

    Minn. grand jury indicts 2 in missing Somalis case  Jul 14, 2009
    When his mother put the battered body of 14-year-old Emmett Till in the ground more than 50 years ago, it was supposed to be the end of a sad saga for the boy whose lynching became a rallying point for the civil rights movement. But even in death, Till cannot rest. (Fresno Bee -- Nation)

    ID process begins in Ill. cemetery investigation  Jul 14, 2009
    The historic black cemetery is also home to the grave of civil rights-era lynching victim Emmett Till. His grave site was not disturbed. (WSVN-TV Miami, FL)

    Officials Begin to ID the 100,000 Graves in Burial-Plot Scam  Jul 14, 2009
    The cemetery is home to the graves of civil rights-era lynching victim Emmett Till and blues singer Dinah Washington. Sheriff Tom Dart says about 300 graves have likely been dug up. (Fox News)

    Even in death, no rest for Emmett Till  Jul 14, 2009
    Emmett Till's casket is opened again in probe of grisly Ill ... Photographers take photos of original glass-topped casket of lynching victim Emmett Till as it sits rusting in a shack at the Burr Oak Cemetery in Alsip, Ill ... CHICAGO - When his mother put the battered body of 14-year-old Emmett Till in the ground more than 50 years ago, it was supposed to be the end of a sad saga for the boy whose murder became a rallying point for the civil-rights movement. (MSNBC -- Crime)

    Relatives Seek Answers in Cemetery Plot  Jul 13, 2009
    Authorities closed Burr Oak Cemetery, home to the graves of civil rights-era lynching victim Emmett Till and blues singer Dinah Washington, on Friday and declared all of its 150 acres a crime scene after Dart found bones while walking on the site. On Saturday, families carrying photos and old crumpled funeral programs stood in snaking lines to talk to officials. (CBS News)

    Thousands Seek Relatives' Graves at Ill. Cemetery  Jul 13, 2009
    Authorities closed Burr Oak Cemetery, home to the graves of civil rights-era lynching victim Emmett Till and blues singer Dinah Washington, on Friday and declared portions a crime scene. Saturday, lines snaked out of white tents where relatives filled out forms in an effort to find their loved ones' bodies. (Newsmax)

    Officials: 7,000 inquiries into cemetery burials  Jul 13, 2009
    The cemetery is home to the graves of civil rights-era lynching victim Emmett Till and blues singer Dinah Washington. Most commented. (Mattoon Journal-Gazette, IL)

    More bones found, Ill. cemetery closed to public  Jul 12, 2009
    Thousands have flooded Burr Oak Cemetery in Alsip, the burial place of civil rights-era lynching victim Emmett Till and blues singer Dinah Washington, since four former workers were accused earlier this week of dumping hundreds of unearthed corpses in a scheme to resell plots. Each was charged with one count of dismembering a body. (WSVN-TV Miami, FL)

    Outside Chicago, a Grim Tale of Unearthed Graves  Jul 12, 2009
    the final resting place of civil rights icon Emmett Till, and the singer Dinah Washington was grotesque ... Among the cemetery's notable inhabitants is Emmett Till, whose 1955 lynching was a pivotal moment in the Civil Rights movement. (Time.com)

    Cemetery a Crime Scene, More Bones Found  Jul 12, 2009
    Cemetery Now Crime Scene, More Bones Found - ABC News. More Disinterred Bodies, Caskets Discovered. (ABC News)

    Foresnic Anthropologists Aim to Identify Bodies in Cemetery Scam  Jul 11, 2009
    Among the remains inhumed in the cemetery are those of teenage civil rights icon Emmett Till (whose 1955 murder helped spark the civil rights movement) and blues singer Dinah Washington. The employees, including the plan's alleged leader, cemetery manager Carolyn Towns, have been charged with dismembering a human body a class 10 felony and face up to 30 years in prison if convicted. (Scientific American)

    More Bones Found, Illinois Cemetery Closed  Jul 11, 2009
    Families still will be able file inquires at the cemetery, which is the burial place of civil rights-era lynching victim Emmett Till, and Dart said he hoped it would reopen to visitors in five to seven days. Hundreds of families have visited and thousands more have inquired about the fate of graves since four former Burr Oak workers were accused earlier this week of dumping hundreds of unearthed corpses in scheme to resell plots. (Time.com)

    Family of Civil Rights Icon Outraged by Grave Robbers in Chicago  Jul 11, 2009
    "[Towns] had also set up an Emmett Till Memorial Fund where she took money from that and apparently pocketed that money," said Cook County Sheriff Tom Hart. He did not specify how much money had been collected before Town's arrest Thursday. (ABC News)

    More Disturbed Graves Found in Illinois Cemetery Scam  Jul 11, 2009
    The Burr Oak Cemetery is the final resting place of lynching victim Emmett Till, as well as blues singers Willie Dixon and Dinah Washington. Investigators found Till's original glass-topped casket rusting in a shack at the cemetery. (Fox News)

    Cemetery workers made $300K in Burr Oak scheme  Jul 11, 2009
    The cemetery is the burial place of civil rights-era lynching victim Emmett Till and blues singers Willie Dixon and Dinah Washington. While Till's grave site was not disturbed, Cook County Sheriff Tom Dart said investigators found his original iconic glass-topped casket rusting in a shack at the cemetery. (Crain's Chicago Business)

    4 charged in suburban Chicago cemetery desecration  Jul 11, 2009
    Burr Oak is the final resting place of lynching victim Emmett Till. Most commented. (Mattoon Journal-Gazette, IL)

    4 arrested in scheme at Illinois cemetery  Jul 10, 2009
    Frantic relatives of the deceased descended on Burr Oak Cemetery - the final resting place of lynching victim Emmett Till and blues singers Willie Dixon and Dinah Washington - in hopes someone could tell them their loved ones' remains were not among the pile of bones that littered a remote area of the property in Alsip, 12 miles south of Chicago. Some found apparently undisturbed plots, but others wandered, unable to locate loved ones. (AZCentral -- News)

    Four accused of digging up bodies, reselling graves  Jul 10, 2009
    There were piles of dirt where the headstones of Morgan's daughter and her mother once stood in the suburban Chicago cemetery a historic resting ground for black icons such as civil rights symbol Emmett Till, blues legend Willie Dixon and jazz songstress Dinah Washington. "I'm confused why people would do this," Morgan, a truck driver, said. (USA Today -- News)

    Police investigate US grave scam  Jul 10, 2009
    The historic cemetery contains the graves of Emmett Till, whose 1955 lynching at the age of 14 galvanised the civil rights movement. Singer Dinah Washington, former world heavyweight boxing champion Ezzard Charles and Harlem Globetrotter Inman Jackson were also buried there. (BBC News -- Americas)

    As Many As 300 Graves Tampered With At Historic Cemetery  Jul 10, 2009
    Burr Oak Cemetery is the burial place of many famous black Americans, including lynching victim Emmett Till and blues legend Dinah Washington. The sheriff says Till's grave was not disturbed, but he isn't sure about Washington's. (KWTX.com, TX)

    Sheriff says bodies dug up at historic cemetery  Jul 9, 2009
    Burr Oak is the final resting place of many famous African-Americans, including lynching victim Emmett Till, blues singers Willie Dixon, Dinah Washington and Otis Spann, as well as Harlem Globetrotter Inman Jackson. Most commented. (Mattoon Journal-Gazette, IL)

    Can You Hear My T-Shirt Now?  Jul 3, 2009
    One shirt says Hey Baby, and in the small print below adds: Emmett Till Died For This. Another one, full of echoes, says: Coloreds Only with the tag line, That Means Everyone, in smaller type. (Slate)

    REQUIRED READING  Jun 29, 2009
    The assassination of Medgar Evers, the cowardly slayings of civil rights activists Schwerner, Chaney and Goodman, the brutal murder of Emmett Till -- journalist Dickerson and lawyer Alston look at these notorious cases from their home state of Mississippi and expose how the state government, through its super-secret Sovereignty Commission, conspired to spy on civil rights activists and sympathizers and prevent justice from being served. Whatever Happened to the World of Tomorrow. (New York Post -- Opinions)

    • A hero for all  Jun 26, 2009
    Inspired by the "Little Rock Nine," a group of nine students who defied segregation in southern schools, and the lynching of Emmett Till in 1955, McNeil said of his participation in the protests, "I didn't want my kids to worry about which bathroom they could go into or which water fountain they were supposed to use.". McNeil spoke about the sacrifices made on behalf of the movement and described activism as "service before self.". (Burley South Idaho Press, ID)

    'Depths of pain'  Jun 26, 2009
    And the brutalized body of Emmett Till, a 14-year-old black boy killed in 1955 for allegedly flirting with a white woman, was shown at the insistence of his mother at his funeral, galvanizing the civil rights movement, Shapiro said. In more recent years, amateur video was credited with capturing the 1991 beating by Los Angeles police of Rodney King. (CNN -- World)

    Nations AG to meet on cold cases  Jun 18, 2009
    Alvin Sykes of Kansas City, architect of the Emmett Till Unsolved Civil Rights Crimes Act, praised Holder for that promise ... Sykes, president of the Emmett Till Justice Campaign, said he would like to see President Barack Obama hold a summit that includes Holder, family members affected by these killings and supporters of the pursuit of these cases as quickly as possible. (The Clarion-Ledger)

    Guard Killed In Holocaust Museum Shooting  Jun 16, 2009
    The New York Times describes the play as "a fictional dialogue between Anne Frank, whose diary recounted her days in hiding during the Holocaust, and Emmett Till, a black teenager killed by white racists in 1955.". According to a relative, von Brunn attended Washington University in St. Louis and is an artist. (CBS News)

    Medical Center’s Day of Service: A day of giving and receiving  May 29, 2009
    Xinan Yang (in foreground), a postdoc in Biology, tills the soil in a vacant lot across the street from Emmett Till Elementary School on the South Side of the city ... At Emmett Till Elementary School in Englewood, a jaunty group of about 30 adults and students revitalized a garden near the school grounds, planting perennial flowers near the front gate and setting up boxes for a vegetable garden in the back ... Ricky Hill, another fifth-grader at Emmett Till, was carting around a wheelbarrow of... (Univeristy of Chicago Chronicle, IL)

    NAACP chief: Group's work not finished  May 9, 2009
    "I was only a year older than Emmett Till when he went to Money, Miss., and his murder terrified me," he said. Till was 14 when he was murdered. (Daytona Beach News Journal)

    Editorial: Walton, Oconee take bold stands...  Apr 14, 2009
    Editorial: Walton, Oconee take bold stands on lynching041309opinion1Athens Banner-Herald With President Bush's signing of the Emmett Till Unsolved Civil Right Crime Act last year, the federal government sent a clear signal that it is serious about finding whatever justice may remain to be found in a number of unsolved slayings from the civil rights era, including the 1946 lynching of Roger and Dorothy Malcom and George and Mae Murray Dorsey at Moore's Ford on the Walton-Oconee county line ...... (Athens Banner-Herald)

    Editorial: Walton, Oconee take bold stands on lynching  Apr 13, 2009
    With President Bush's signing of the Emmett Till Unsolved Civil Right Crime Act last year, the federal government sent a clear signal that it is serious about finding whatever justice may remain to be found in a number of unsolved slayings from the civil rights era, including the 1946 lynching of Roger and Dorothy Malcom and George and Mae Murray Dorsey at Moore's Ford on the Walton-Oconee county line. Even before that, the state of Georgia, beginning with former Gov. Roy Barnes' order several... (Athens Banner-Herald)

    Editorial: Lynching re-enactments should be abandoned  Apr 3, 2009
    Late last year, President Bush signed into law the Emmett Till Unsolved Civil Rights Crime Act, which gave the Justice Department more money to investigate unsolved murders from the civil rights era. Just days ago, federal and state law enforcement officials asked for the public's help in solving the Moore's Ford case, and expressed their belief that there are people alive today who could help solve the slayings, even 62 years after the fact. (Athens Banner-Herald)

    Ice Cube Plays Racist Cop in New Comedy  Apr 1, 2009
    Show me a white Emmett Till, then talk to me about how "opressed" white men are for dating black women. Posted: Tuesday, March 31, 2009. (Slate)

    Unsolved 1946 lynchings subject of documentary, public forum  Mar 26, 2009
    His film research nearly got indictments in the 1955 Emmett Till murder. He is doing his dead-level best not only to solve Moore s Ford but other historic killings. (Atlanta Journal-Constitution -- Metro)

    Postage stamps honor civil rights efforts of Hamer, Evers  Feb 28, 2009
    As part of his duties, Evers led voter registration drives and organized consumer boycotts; working undercover, he investigated the murder of Emmett Till, a black youth from Chicago who was killed while visiting relatives in Mississippi. Evers also played an active role in supporting James Meredith's attempt to enroll at the University of Mississippi, which was forced to desegregate in 1962. (Greenville Delta Democrat Times, MS)

    'Let Freedom Sing': 70 years and 58 songs of civil rights  Feb 25, 2009
    Some songs address incidents The Ramparts' The Death of Emmett Till, John Lee Hooker's The Motor City Is Burning while others protest prohibitions, such as the Golden Gate Quartet's No Restricted Signs. "You get the heart, the soul, the sentiment and the struggle of a people," says Public Enemy's Chuck D, a consultant on the project, who also wrote the introduction for the liner notes. (USA Today)

    Civil Rights Pioneers Honored on Stamps  Feb 22, 2009
    As part of his duties, Evers led voter registration drives and organized consumer boycotts; working undercover, he investigated the murder of Emmett Till, a black youth from Chicago who was killed while visiting relatives in Mississippi ... That same year, with Medgar Evers and others, Hurley investigated the murder of Emmett Till, a black youth from Chicago who was killed while visiting an uncle in Mississippi. (PR Newswire)

    Evers-Hamer stamp unveiled today  Feb 21, 2009
    "He investigated the Emmett Till murder, risking his life.". His work made him a target of the Ku Klux Klan, and on June 12, 1963, a Klansman named Byron De La Beckwith shot him in the back as he was arriving home. (The Clarion-Ledger)

    READERS WRITE  Feb 15, 2009
    Invited guests included a who s who of African-American history: Harriet Tubman, Dredd Scott, Emmett Till and Barbara Jordan, among others. The piece was widely circulated over the Internet and it was surprising how many people - black and white - did not have a clue as to the contributions of the African-Americans I wrote about. (Atlanta Journal-Constitution -- Opinion)

    FBI pleads for info in civil rights-era killings  Feb 13, 2009
    Last year, President George W. Bush signed the Emmett Till Unsolved Civil Rights Crime Act, which gives the Justice Department more money to investigate such crimes. Till was a black teenager slain in Mississippi in 1955 after being accused of whistling at a white woman. (San Francisco Chronicle -- Crime)


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