Yesterday would have been the birthday of Emmett Till; well he would have been 72 years old if he was not brutally murdered in Mississippi. It is very disturbing that African American parents are once reliving the pain of their sons being murdered by racists White Men and Hispanic men. Last year two Florida teens were murdered Trayvon Martin and Jordan Davis. This summer Darius Simmons 13 year old boy was shot and killed outside of his Wisconsin home he was shot by his 76 year old neighbor John Henry Spooner, the man claimed he believed the boy was a robbery suspect. That was not the case he taking out the trash Spooner also attempted to shoot Darius's brother as he tried to pull his brother to safety. The point I am trying to make is it seems as though America is moving back in time and it seems as though certain people are trying to send a message. Emmett's death is what some people called the catalyst to the Civil Rights Movement his death sparked outrage and made the country realize the brutality of the American South and face the issue of race head on. Yet in 2013 people are surprised that race is still a factor.
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