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August 28, 1955: A Brutal Murder Changes The Landscape Of American Civil Rights

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August 28, 2023

On August 28, 1955, one of the worst examples of violence and injustice occurred in Money, Mississippi. Emmett Louis Till, a 14-year-old African American boy from Chicago, was brutally murdered while visiting his cousins in Mississippi after allegedly whistling at a white woman, Carolyn…

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July 8, 1889: The Boxing Match That Changed It All

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July 7, 2023

On a hot and humid July 8, 1889, in the small town of Richburg, Mississippi, a makeshift ring was built to host one of the most epic boxing matches ever. The fight was scheduled to go on for 75 rounds, lasting until one of…

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