The 80th Birthday of a Civil Rights Icon

Written By Ross Wallenstein

Somewhere on the south side of Chicago, a slender, handsome man sits around a table in the back room of his favorite restaurant with his wife, children, grandchildren, and lifelong friends to celebrate the wonderful occasion of his 80th birthday.

… His name is Emmett Louis Till.

Ross Wallenstein
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