Back. Im sure none of you remember what happened 60 years ago. Emmett till was a 14yearold boy from chicago, spending the summer with his uncle in mississippi. He had a son who was his age. They were done in mississippi, having a good summertime, two days before this day. 60 years ago on august 24, emmett till had gone into a local Country Store called meats and grocery. He was hanging with other guys. And he goes into the store to purchase something. He was that the he was at the cash register. He sees the Grocery Store owner with her husband. Something happened at that point. Theres only one person who is alive today who knows what happened. And that is carolyn bryant. Ok . And he purchases something, and he either whistles at her in a sassy way, a wolf whistle, that construction workers and others are known to do with women walk by, or, as he is leaving, he says Something Like, bye, baby, or, as his mother says, he started to Say Something and stutters. He would blow air out, stutte
August 20 6, 1955, remember what happened, but i will take a measure of how long ago it was in a minute. Emmett till was a 14yearold boy from chicago. Spending the summer with his uncle in mississippi. His uncle was a farmer. He had a son who was his age. Wright. E is moses his son was simion wright. They were all living together in mississippi, having a good summertime, two days before this day. Emmett till had gone into a Country Store called brians meats and grocery. He goes into the store to purchase something. He was at the Cash Register and there, he sees the Grocery Store owner with her husband. Something happened at that point. Theres only one person who knows what happened. That is carolyn bryant. Ok . He purchases something, and he either whistles at her in a sassy way, a wolf whistle, that construction workers and others are known to do with women walk by, or, as he is leaving, he says something like, bye, baby, or, as his mother says, he started to Say Something and stutter
Cases class. We are going to take note of a particular milestone that occurs this week. Does anybody know who this is . This is emmett till. 19is day, august 20 6, 955, none of you , but ir what happened will take a measure of how long ago it was in a minute. He was a 14 euro boy from chicago. He spent the summer with his uncle in mississippi. He had a son who was his age. Ights son was simion wright. They were done in mississippi, having a good summertime, two days before this day. Till had gone into a Country Store called brians meats and grocery. He goes into the store to purchase something. At the cast register. Cash register. He sees the Grocery Store owner with her husband. Something happened at that point. Theres only one person who knows what happened. That is carolyn bryant. Ok . Hepurchases something, and either whistles at her in a sassy way, a wolf whistle, that construction workers and others are known to do with women walk , or, as he is leaving, he says Something Like, b
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And informative talk. [applause] good evening. Welcome to the Commonwealth Club of california where you are in the no. I am the political reporter of kcbs radio in your moderator for the program. Find is on the internet at Commonwealth Club. Org and download the apple for information and a broadcast of past programs. You can find me on twitter. It is now my pleasure to introduce George Packer a staff writer for the new yorker and author of the new block the unwinding an inner history of the new america. Born here in the bay area and raised in palo alto a child of Silicon Valley before it was called back. Served in the peace corps then became a journalist and author written for the New York Times magazine, mother jones, harpers and a staff writer at the new yorker 10 years ago. He has ridden 10 novels and the Award Winning offbroadway play cover the iraq war and about the assassins gates and reported from africa, the middle east and all over america and chosen as a guggenheim fellow in