The monument will protect places that are central to the story of Till's life and death at age 14, the acquittal of his white killers and his mother's activism.
  • Silverseren@kbin.social
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    1 year ago

    If they actively enforce the rules on criminal charges against defacing a federal monument, then this will be a great honey trap for finding and arresting racist POS’s who come to shoot it up like they already do with the other Till grave monument.

    • lechatron@lemmy.world
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      1 year ago

      I hadn’t heard of Emmett Till until maybe 5 years ago (thanks American education system). But I was blown away that people go out of their way to shoot up a monument to a brutally murdered INNOCENT child. Just sickening.

  • Hextic@lemmy.worldEnglish
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    1 year ago

    Put some camers there and the road to it and you got yourself a nice sting OP. So many assholes are gonna wanna vandalize it.

  • Steamymoomilk@sh.itjust.worksEnglish
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    1 year ago

    I think its pretty fair to give a monument. To Emmet till which was brutally murdered, im just surprised they haven’t done it sooner.

  • Tedesche@lemmy.worldEnglish
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    1 year ago

    They left out the part where Carolyn Bryant Donham admitted her initial accusations that Till assaulted her—which catalyzed Till’s murder—were lies. Still think they should have sent her cancer-ridden, geriatric ass to prison before she died.

  • vd1n@lemmy.mlEnglish
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    1 year ago

    Weird… It’s so late it’s almost pointless. How about publicly break Roger stone and the American mafia.

    • thallamabond@lemmy.worldEnglish
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      1 year ago

      I disagree on it being pointless, America has a long history of ignoring racism. Has it even been a month since Fort Bragg had it’s name changed? And that’s not even scratching the surface of addressing our systemic racism.

    • HurlingDurling@lemm.eeEnglish
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      1 year ago

      While I do agree with you, it’s important to remember that the statues of all the confederates in the united states where mostly made in the 50’s and 60’s (referring to the timing of it)… I think, but at least it’s something.

      • krzschlss@kbin.social
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        1 year ago

        He should be honored! He should be honored on a national level by the people (the nation).
        Not by a party or a career politician.

        • JungleJim@sh.itjust.works
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          1 year ago

          Hey dipwad, we the people elected him.

          Edit: specifically he was elected in hopes of doing things like this instead of hiding nuclear secrets in pool houses. It’s a matter of priorities.

          • krzschlss@kbin.social
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            1 year ago

            Hey milksop, after the ceremony he will go home and hide nuclear secrets in pool houses (what are “pool houses”? Houses with pools?), because that’s his priority. Everything else is just PR.

    • lingh0e@lemmy.filmEnglish
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      1 year ago

      And you’re a fucking racist.

      See? I can also make wildly ignorant declarative statements. Although… I’m not entirely sure mine is as wildly ignorant as yours.

    • assassin_aragorn@lemmy.worldEnglish
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      1 year ago

      Would you like to explain what you find to be fucking idiot about having a memorial to a teenager killed because of racism?

      I mean if this is the hill y’all want to die on, go ahead.

  • fidelacchius@lemmy.worldEnglish
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    1 year ago

    Using a child dead for 50 years to virtue signal for 2024 election. Democrats were the ones who stood for slavery. Never forget.