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rsdsharp

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1. My understanding, and it may be wrong, is that she was offended

Reply to spike jones (Original post)

Sun Aug 28, 2022, 02:59 PM

Aug 2022

because he handed her money, inadvertently touching her hand in the process. African Americans were expected to place the money on the counter when dealing with a white cashier. She escalated her claims, and her husband and his brother took it from there.

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On this day August 28, 1955 Emmett Till was murdered [View all] spike jones Aug 2022 OP

My understanding, and it may be wrong, is that she was offended rsdsharp Aug 2022 #1

I know the story :( but I didn't know the date. electric_blue68 Aug 2022 #2

My uncle went to junior high school with Emmett Till in Chicage kimbutgar Aug 2022 #3