b'COMMUNITYEmmett Till\'s Statue Stands Tallfrom BlackMansStreet.comAhonoring Emmett Till, who statue wasmurderedbyRoyBryant andhishalf-brotherJ.W.Milam,for whistling at Carolyn Bryant Donham, Bryants wife, was beaten by the two men and thrown into the Tallahatchie River. His body was weighted with a metal fan tied to his corpse with barbed wire. Itfloatedtothesurfacethreedays later.That\'s not the end of the story.During the statue unveiling ceremo-ny,hundredsofpeopleparticipated in the dedication of a 9-foot statue of 14-year Till. TillwasfromChicagoandhe wasvisitinghisrelativesinMoney, Mississippi.Hewaskidnappedandmurdered on August 28, 1955. The statue was erectedinGreenwood,Mississippi, Rail Spike Park, 40 miles from where Till was kidnapped and murdered.Theunveilingcoincideswiththe release of the feature film "Till," which reveals the details of Till\'s murder and its aftermath.ABlackLivesMattermuralinHis body was Greenwood was defaced by racist van-dals following the unveiling. weighted with a Bryant and Milam were acquitted bymetal fan tied to his an all-White, all-male jury. They sold the tale of his murder to Look maga- corpse with barbed zine. During the interview, both men bragged about having killed Till.Butitwasn\'ttheendofthestory.wire. It floated toBlacksboycottedthestorewherethe surface three Carolyn Bryant worked and put it out of business. days later.BODY OF CHRIST NEWS NOVEMBER 2022 follow us onfacebook 23'