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about Emmett Till s Funeral. His mother gave him an open casket funeral and invited the public to see how he had been brutally killed and disfigured. It was a turning point in the Civil Rights Movement

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Fun Fact: about Emmett Till’s Funeral. His mother gave him an open casket funeral and invited the public to see how he had been brutally killed and disfigured. It was a turning point in the Civil Rights Movement

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