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There are some truly sick people out there! Chasstev365 Oct 2016 #1
Yes, Emmett Till was tortured to death. raging moderate Oct 2016 #2
I agree awoke_in_2003 Oct 2016 #18
I disagree with the notion of collective guilt. Sand Rat Expat Oct 2016 #24
I agree. We need to switch from "you/we did this!" to "How do we fix this?" Oneironaut Oct 2016 #26
Maybe more white people awoke_in_2003 Oct 2016 #28
Yes. And I did not call for collective guilt. raging moderate Oct 2016 #30
I'm sad to think the exact opposite--they knew EXACTLY what happened there. MADem Oct 2016 #5
The Emmett Till murder was one of the reasons why Rosa Parks said enough is enough. nt BumRushDaShow Oct 2016 #3
Jesus, I was in that neighborhood a few weeks back. WTF is WRONG with people? nt MADem Oct 2016 #4
The saddest thing, to me, is that this isn't the Mississippi I grew up in. Sand Rat Expat Oct 2016 #13
No, it is the America we grew up in awoke_in_2003 Oct 2016 #19
My point is that I think it's gotten worse. Sand Rat Expat Oct 2016 #25
Just another day in gun culture. nt onehandle Oct 2016 #7
+100 n/t billh58 Oct 2016 #23
and the SC rulling to stop a key part of the voting rights act, because the 5-4 majority still_one Oct 2016 #8
Here's to the State of Mississippi spike jones Oct 2016 #9
What a disgrace-- not just for Mississippi. All of us. TonyPDX Oct 2016 #10
Sadly, even with all the advances over the last 50 years, racism will never die. George II Oct 2016 #11
They should cast those bullet holes in gold. yankeepants Oct 2016 #12
Enclose the sign with bullet holes, as is, in bullet-proof plexiglass. . . . nt Bernardo de La Paz Oct 2016 #16
Here is another old one that unfortunately still applies today. spike jones Oct 2016 #14
Nothing new in the south... A Round Tuit Oct 2016 #15
I seriously doubt jimmil Oct 2016 #22
One song in my generation couldn't say it better "Southern Man" by Neil Young............. Old Vet Oct 2016 #21
Sickening Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin Oct 2016 #27
I'm sure there were hundreds of similar events, but shooting of Emmett Till was heinous. Yet, Hoyt Oct 2016 #29
horrible news! nt steve2470 Oct 2016 #31
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