The Weaponization of White Womanhood
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A Mississippi Freedom Trail marker recaps the story of Emmett Till, a 14-year old African American male, who was killed for allegedly sexually harassing white woman Carolyn Bryant in 1955.
( Rogelio V. Solis / AP Photo )
( Rogelio V. Solis / AP Photo )
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