I saw a lot of hands. Okay. I was curious about hotels in new york. I mean i know my parents stayed at one of the few hotels in new york that allowed black people to stay there. Well, you know, it was different. Like up where i interviewed paula, up at the polo grounds, she mentioned in her building at one time walter white from the naacp, Thurgood Marshal stayed there, judge bruce wright stayed there at one time in that building. But further up is a building count 555. Gnat king cole would come in town and he couldnt stay in town. He could playdown town but couldnt stay downtown. What years were your parents stay ting there . They got married in 54. Well you know, i guess it happens. But i know i read his article not too long ago that hairy bell fon taye was having a hard time finding a place. He ended up buying the building and sold the penthouse to lena horne. Thats how he was able to get in the upper westside. Do you know the websites url for the green book chronicles so people wit
From chicago. Hes spending his summer with his uncle down in mississippi. His uncle was a farmer and his uncle had a son who was emmetts age. His uncle is moses wright. Moses wrights son, simeon, and theyre all living together in the wright house down in mississippi having a good summertime. Two days before this day, 60 years ago on august 24th, emmett till had gone into a local Country Store called bryants. Bryants meet and grocery i think its called. And h was hanging out with simeon, with some other guys and he goes into the store to purchase something. And he purchases it and hes at the Cash Register and there he sees the woman who owns the Grocery Store with her husband, Carolyn Bryant. And something happens at that point and theres only one person alive today who knows what happened. And thats Carolyn Bryant. Okay . And he purchases something and he then either whistles at her in a sassy sort of way, a wolf whistle, you know, that construction workers and others are known to do w
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