#23: Stand Back

The story of Emmett Till is a tragic one that still resonates today. He was a 14-year-old black boy brutally murdered in Mississippi in 1955 after false allegations were made against him. People still remember the case as a powerful example of the systemic racism and violence that black people faced during the Jim Crow era.

In recent years, data has shown that most young people, particularly black students, are aware of Emmett Till’s story and its impact on the civil rights movement. These statistics remind us how far we’ve come but also how far we still have to go in the fight for racial justice.