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Duck And Cover (1951) Bert The Turtle Civil Defense Film
Cornell West Lecture on Emmett Till
Lecture on the significance of Emmitt Till
Lil Wayne’s Emmett Till Lyric Offends Till’s Estate, Will Be Pulled By Epic Records
Ever notice how what we learn in class makes its way into the news? Check this article out:
“Lil Wayne’s Emmett Till Lyric Offends Till’s Estate, Will Be Pulled By Epic Records”
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2013/02/14/lil-wayne-emmett-till-lyric_n_2685051.html?
The Murder of Emmett Till
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=r9E7aWLq30Y
Malcolm X “Black Nationalism” Speech
MLK: “I Have a Dream” August 1963
Billie Holiday “Strange Fruit”
Southern trees bear a strange fruit,
Blood on the leaves and blood at the root,
Black bodies swinging in the southern breeze,
Strange fruit hanging from the poplar trees.
Pastoral scene of the gallant south,
The bulging eyes and the twisted mouth,
Scent of magnolias, sweet and fresh,
Then the sudden smell of burning flesh.
Here is fruit for the crows to pluck,
For the rain to gather, for the wind to suck,
For the sun to rot, for the trees to drop,
Here is a strange and bitter crop.
Look Magazine Article (24 January 1956): “The Shocking Story of Approved Killing in Mississippi”
http://www.emmetttillmurder.com/Look%201956.htm
This article is the infamous confession of J. W. Milam and Roy Bryant to the kidnapping and killing of Emmett Till. Reporter William Bradford Huie reportedly paid the men $4,000 for their story. It appeared in Look 20 (24 January 1956): 46–50. Each section is divided and numbered with the original pagination.