Can you imagine how hateful a person must be to desecrate a memorial of a Black kid who was kidnapped and lynched in 1955? And lynched for what? The 14-year-old boy just whistled at 21-year-old Carolyn Bryant. Her husband, Roy Bryant, and his brother were accused of the murder but were acquitted by all-white jury. The two men confessed to the crime later and Carolyn Bryant recently admitted that Emmett Till didn’t even whistle at her.
White people usually don’t want to be reminded of the racism that has always been a part of Black people’s lives. But vandalizing a memorial that means so much to the Black community is like a slap in the face!
#StopRacism
#StopHate
#BlackLivesMatter