Emmett Till

OXFORD, Miss. – The tragedy is somewhat well known. Emmett Till, 14 years old, was visiting relatives in the Delta town of Money when he was accused of ...

Erby, assistant professor of writing, rhetoric and digital studies at the University of Kentucky, will discuss “M Is for Mississippi and Mobilization: Rhetorical Acts of Resistance after the Murder of Emmett Till” at 3 p.m. Relatives of the woman were accused of the crime but acquitted. Emmett Till, 14 years old, was visiting relatives in the Delta town of Money when he was accused of harassing a white woman in a grocery store.