Historical church where Emmett Tillâs funeral was held gets major grant for preservation
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CHICAGO â Last week marked what would have been Emmett Tillâs 80
th birthday had he not been killed by a group of white men in Mississippi in 1955.
The 14-year-old Black teen was murdered after being accused of whistling at a white woman at a grocery store. The crime shocked the senses and shined a spotlight on the racial violence against Black people in the Jim Crow south.
The church where his funeral service was held has long been an important part of Black history, and more than six decades later, there are renewed efforts to preserve the church that changed the civil rights movement.
Historical church where Emmett Till s funeral was held gets major grant for preservation
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African American Narratives Are Integral to Our Nation and Our Shared Future : Black Cultural Sites Receive $3 Million In Grant Money to Help Preserve Legacies
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$3M in grants to help preserve landmarks linked to Black history
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(CNN) The stories and legacies of Black Americans can be found throughout the US, each site and landmark helping illustrate a more complete picture of the nation we live in.
History lives on in the communities where formerly enslaved people settled after the end of the Civil War, and the safe havens where Black Americans sought refuge from the dangers of Jim Crow. Legacies endure in the colleges and universities that birthed generations of Black scholars and leaders, and in the homes of prominent musicians and poets.
Dozens of these places will now be preserved for years to come, thanks to a total of $3 million in grants from the African American Cultural Heritage Action Fund.