teenager whose lynching in the 1950s galvanized the civil rights movement. the 14 year old was tortured, murdered and his body was dumped in a river in mississippi after a white shopkeeper said he whistled at her. no one was ever convicted. the announcement came on what would have been till s 85th birthday. earlier i spoke with deborah watts, emmett till s cousin, and the co founder of the emmett till legacy foundation. thank you so much forjoining us in our studio today. what does the national monument mean to you? it means that the story and the name and the sacrifices, the nature in which emmett was murdered, that that story will be told, that those places that are being preserved will be protected. they are part of the journey from the life and legacy of emmett till and his mother, and it is important that our american
lynching in the 1950s galvanized the civil rights movement. the 14 year old was tortured, murdered, and his body was dumped in a river in mississippi after a white shopkeeper said he whistled at her. no one was ever convicted. the announcement came on what would have been till s 85th birthday. three sites across the us will honour the life of emmett till and his mother. two of which are located in mississippi. the first is at graball landing, the point along the tallahatchie river where till s body was recovered. the second is the court house where till s murderers were found not guilty by an all white, all male jury in the segregated american south. a third monument will be revealed at roberts temple church of god in christ in chicago, illinois, where till s mother, mamie till mobley, held an open casket funeral for her son. in the next hour we ll hear from emmett till s cousin, who was at the white house earlier, on the significance of the new monument. turning now to yemen where the
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for the care system. now they need to see whether they will lead to the change that is needed. alison holt, bbc news. a blue plaque has been installed at the former london home of the muppets creatorjim henson. henson bought the home in hampstead in north london at the peak of the muppets success at the end of the 1970s. english heritage unveiled the plaque ahead of what would have been the puppeteer s 85th birthday. rowlf the dog is the first muppet that worked with jim. he told my colleague, christian fraser, about his fond memories of time he spent withjim in london. we went big walks together in hampstead, especially the heath. we often shared a new leash on life, afternoon tea at edgerton house, he would have the scones and clotted cream and i would watch. lam i am lactose intolerant! christian was enjoying that! you can get me on twitter, i am