Posted on Jun 16, 2024
New Seattle museum exhibit highlights the Civil Rights 'ripple effect' of Emmett Till’s 1955...
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A new exhibit telling the story of Emmett Till, a 14-year-old Black boy whose 1955 lynching helped propel the Civil Rights Movement, opened at Seattle’s Northwest African American Museum on Thursday.
Museum leaders say the exhibit also calls attention to present-day racism and violence in America.
Museum leaders say the exhibit also calls attention to present-day racism and violence in America.
New Seattle museum exhibit highlights the Civil Rights 'ripple effect' of Emmett Till’s 1955...
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How sad for the Black Community. As I was just reminded in one of my posts a short time ago if it weren’t for one man and one party this event probably would have never taken place. President Wilson and the Democrat Party set back success and progress for Black folks for 60 years or longer.
https://www.history.com/news/woodrow-wilson-racial-segregation-jim-crow-ku-klux-klan
https://www.history.com/news/woodrow-wilson-racial-segregation-jim-crow-ku-klux-klan
How Woodrow Wilson Tried to Reverse Black American Progress | HISTORY
By promoting the Ku Klux Klan and overseeing segregation of the federal workforce, the 28th president helped erase gains African Americans had made since Reconstruction.
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