Civil rights movement. August 28th, 1955, was the day 14yearold africanamerican emmett till was murdered by two white men. So significant that august 28th was the day Martin Luther king jr. Chose for his 1963 i have a dream speech. Closer to the present, august 28th, 2008, then senator barack obama became the first africanamerican man to win a major partys nomination. August 28th. So today we take a look at the murder of emmett till. So horrific and ghastly the death of this 14yearold boy in mississippi, became a call to arms, a moment that galvanized the Civil Rights Movement. Till had allegedly flirted with a white female shop keeper. The price, he was beaten and mutilated, his eyes gouged out with barbedwire wrapped around his neck. His body was thrown into the river to sink and vanish into mystery. But his mother refused to let his death go unnoticed. When the body was found, she insisted on an open casket so the world could see what happened. When the people were acquitted, it beg
American christianity and southern culture at the duke divinity school, and an adjunct professor of american studies at unc chapel hill. You can tell tim is a very inclusive guy, hes got an appointment at duke and unc. We are going to talk best well tonight. He is the author of blood done sign my name which was nominated for the book award. He also serves on the executive board for the North Carolina naacp. Tim can tell you more about this book than i can. I just want to say, he does a marvelous job of putting amit hills murder and lynching into a context of American History. His earlier book is about a similar incident that happened 15 years later in oxford North Carolina about 25 miles from here and i learned just a few years ago about another similar incident that happened three blocks from here at the intersection of ninth street where during the war in 1944, a black soldier in uniform from philadelphia would not move to the back of the bus and when he got off the bus, the bus driv
Important dates in the American Civil Rights movement. August 28th, 1955, was the day 14yearold africanamerican emmett till was murdered by two white men. So significant that august 28th was the day Martin Luther king jr. Chose for his 1963 i have a dream speech. Closer to the present, august 28th, 2008, then senator barack obama became the first africanamerican man to win a major partys nomination. August 28th. So today we take a look at the murder of emmett till. So horrific and ghastly the death of this 14yearold boy in mississippi, became a call to arms, a moment that galvanized the Civil Rights Movement. Till had allegedly flirted with a white female shop keeper. The price, he was beaten and mutilated, his eyes gouged out with barbedwire wrapped around his neck. His body was thrown into the river to sink and vanish into mystery. But his mother refused to let his death go unnoticed. When the body was found, she insisted on an open casket so the world could see what happened. When t
This is the cbs evening news with scott pelley. Pelley citing the terrorist attacks on 9 11, including the attack on the world trade center, President Trump drew an x today through the welcoming words of the nearby statue of liberty. He signed an executive order he says will keep out islamic terrorists. Mr. Trump also said today while he believes in torture, he would leave its authorization up to his defense secretary. Mr. Trump gave no details of his immigration ban, nor has the white house so far. Heres Margaret Brennan with what we know. We want to ensure that we are not admitting into our country the very threats our soldiers are fighting overseas. Reporter the president s executive action will implement what he calls extreme vetting of immigrants. Im establishing new vetting, measures to keep radical islamic terrorists out of the United States of america. We dont want them here. Reporter the white house has not released the text of the order, but source suggest it will include a t
This is the cbs evening news with scott pelley. World trade center, President Trump drew an x today through he signed an executive order he says will keep out islamic terrorists. Mr. Trump also said today while he believes in torture, he would leave its authorization up to his defense secretary. Mr. Trump gave no details of his immigration ban, nor has the white house so far. Heres Margaret Brennan with what we know. Terrorists out o visitors from countries with a history of terrorism, and an indefinite halt efeefrom syria. President trump said in a Television Interview he will prioritize persecuted christians. Yes, theyve been horribly treated. Do you know if you were a christian in syria, it was impossible, very, very, at least very, very tough, to get into the United States. If you were a muslim, you could come in. Reporter 12,500 serrian refugees were admitted to the u. S. Last year. According to the state department, almost all were muslim. Christians made up around 1 of those see