A big job well done to you Jenn. Your emotions at closing points are worthy of praise. We need to remember history, not erase it. We need to learn from our past mistakes. Cheers.
We truly appreciate your comment. Doing this series was hard for Scott and I. It is not easy history to talk about but it must never be forgotten so our discomfort is always worth it.
Jenn you did a wonderful job of covering such a difficult subject. Thank you for being brave enough to put Emmett's funeral picture in this. That is one picture that once you see it you can't forget it. It shows how people of color have been treated so awfully, not just here but all over the world.
Oh my! I learned so much watching this series. Knew only the bare facts before, glad that I understand it better now. And, what strikes me as I try to binge to catch up on your videos as a new subscriber, is that you show such passion for your subjects! That's what will help make the history you share stick for me, that you care so much about it.
Thank you Debbie that means a lot to me. That is what I try to convey is why something is important to know, what makes it so relevant to today and so influential at the time. I appreciate your comment so much.
You have done such an excellent job of filling in the gaps and making sure we know the truth. That poor boy never stood a chance. Once he was in the hands of those monsters, he was never going to get out alive. And of course he didn't get justice. Such a joke of a trial. But, his name is known by millions or even more and such good came out of his suffering. Rest in peace, Emmett Till. Thank you for gracing our world.
He must never be forgotten. Thank you for watching. This is difficult subject matter and most people don’t like the discomfort of it. We appreciate all your support.
You are truly for African Americans. When you say to yourself i hate what my race has done. And truly mean it not just for a moment. ✌out..... 2PAC filmmaker RICK BOSS.
Thank you Jenn for this excellent story. This is heartbreaking story of Emmet Till. You did an Amazing Great job covering the areas where it happen and the landmarks. You are Amazing!! God bless you and family!🙏❤
All i can say is WOW! This series was beyond amazing. I shared these videos with some friends. Your emotions at the end of each video. Leaving those roses at each spot. You are an amazing filmmaker. Loving your channel
Great job on the walking tour of the landmarks of this murder case. Many documentaries, 60 Minutes. ABC, PBS , etc, have produced docs but none shown the landmarks and reported the details of the case that you presented. Excellent presentation.
Hello Jenn, I just wanted to say great job, and I'm a new subbie to your channel because of this story you told me. I was born in Brookhaven Mississippi in 1968. When I was 5 we moved to Texas. My heart will forever hold a place for Emmett and his mother. Sending you love from Texas ❤️
New subscriber here. This series was very well done. I get so emotional every time I hear his story. And it bothers the h*** out of me how that woman lied and was never held accountable.. She is still alive today.
The sad truth is some people don't want to learn from history good or bad as a whole. You, young lady pulled it out from under the rug and put it out in the open for all to see. " Kudo's" Maybe one day, a time will come when flags and statues are no longer being hidden away from our history too. Good or bad, this is who we are, hiding things from history doesn't change a thing, I think it demeans us when it happens.
Good evening Fred. You said; "pulled it out from under the rug" Other than the JFK assassination, the lynching of Emmett Till is the most documented murder in the 20th century. It is taught in every public school in the US. Common Core publishes text books for every state, including Mississippi. The lynching of Emmett Till has been in Common Core text books for decades. And there are 200+ additional teaching resources from Common Core. It was taught in my high school in the early 70s in South Carolina. There are still books being written about Emmett Till. And there are scores of documentaries here on You Tube.
I truly believe that this should be taught in our school history for the younger generations can see just the types of things that really happened and how they were so easily to cover it up...bless the family my heart goes out to you all.
You are amazing. You did what I'm hopeful to do this year.. I am happy I simply happened upon you and the Till videos. I do not know your name or if you do other videos of America, it's good and not so good history.. As retired Law Enforcement, I assure you, what officials did in 55 (not all but many) is a disgrace to ALL of us who pride ourselves in maintaining the true meaning of law and why we decided a career in it. Until I no longer can, I will advocate for WHAT IS RIGHT, not what simply favors ones interest... Again, thank you and maybe one day we will cross paths during a time when we are out telling stories that must live on, so they can be explored, explained and forever realized that they are indeed, part of the American Experience...
Thank you for the great comment. My parents were in law enforcement and instilled in me that we must always fight for what is right. Just getting Emmett’s story out there is so important. It is American History. I hope to cross paths with you someday too.
Thank you. I studied this murder case for over a year while at school in Memphis. Learned a lot about where the locations are and what really happened.
After the brutal murder of poor Emmett, the "sham" trial and acquittal, and Bryant and Milam "confession" in Look magazine, you would think that at the very least the state of Mississippi would restore these locations so that future generations can still learn from all of This!
@@WalkwithHistory yep! My uncle worked there when it was a cotton gin, after that, they made the museum. Just talked to my mom, and she told me, they did not talk about it at all to them. She was there., she should have been 18 yrs old. She moved to the midwest in the 70's. That's crazy, I crossed that bridge, and never knew. I was born 5 years later, down the road, mom never talked about it, said she didn't know until later, and just heard bids, and pieces then. She wasn't born there but she lived there. I always felt some type of way about that bridge though. Was always reluctant to cross, just never felt safe, I probably picked up something in my spirit. Just like now, things are happening to me that is a divine thing, so I'm ending this saying, love everyone guys, Jesus is coming soon, we must repent, and change to be what he wants us to be in him, Get Jesus, he is on the way. I'm experiencing evidence of his coming.
Please can someone investigate the murder of his father in Italy ,2 innocent men killed for crimes they did not do.They were BLACK AMERICAN SOLDIERS.🩸🩸🩸🩸🩸🩸🩸🩸🩸🔥🔥🔥🔥🇬🇧🇬🇧🇬🇧🇨🇦🇨🇦🇨🇦🇯🇲🇯🇲🇯🇲🇯🇲🇯🇲🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸REMEMBER GOD NEVER SLEEPS, HE REPAYS EVIL🔥🔥
@@WalkwithHistory Good morning Walk with History. You said; "I have the book and plan to give it some research." I am sure you are referring to "Writing to save a life" John Edgar Wideman, "Writing to Save a Life: The Louis Till File" You are a "walking" journalist who has done a good job of wading through the myths, rumors, and outright lies about Emmett Till to bring an accurate appraisal of this innocent young man's lynching. So, I would never thing to lecture you on writing. However, I would invite journalistic scrutiny of this book. It is unfortunate in this social media period, it is prohibited to question anything written about this terrible tragedy. No one has taken the task of investigating the execution of Louis Till other than John Edgar Wideman. So his research is considered without reproach. _______________________________ I do not, necessarily question the premise that Louis Till may have been unjustifiably executed. But not because of Wideman's research. ____________________________ Wideman engages in a fusion of fiction, memoir, investigative journalism, speculation, and fact that defies easy categorization. Unfortunately, it is difficult to determine which genre of journalism Wideman is using at any particular juncture in his writing. And his recounting of the trial is no different. Wideman freely jumps from a quotation from a reliable source to a diatribe on the conditions of blacks in the military with no delineation between the quote and his assessment. _____________________________ Wideman uses the same type of proof for his premise that is often used to crucify Carolyn Bryant. i.e. ~An innocent Emmett Till was brutally lynched; therefore Carolyn Bryant *IS* guilty. Notwithstanding evidence to the contrary. Wideman's claim follows suit; ~An innocent Emmett Till was brutally lynched; therefore an innocent Louis Till was lynched. Notwithstanding no evidence of support.
@@mark9531 I completely agree with you. Journalists do that. I am a historian. I will not draw those types of conclusions. And I am sure you noticed in my videos I don’t draw those conclusions. I tell you the facts and you can draw your conclusions. Not everything had the direct correlation. I have not read the Louis Till book yet and like you point out as no one else has really done the research it is easier for him to write the original narrative. But I will give it a historians critique. Sources, time to research, has he looked at other possible conclusions. The truth about Carolyn Bryant and I directly say this in my video is that her and Till were alone in the store for some time. Only they will ever know what happened then. To say she lied, would be her having to admit that she lied. There would be no other person who could testify that she lied. I truly do believe she feels remorse and I wonder if she embellished her story to protect her husband but I can not prove that. As a historian, I begin and end with the truth. I am interested to read this book now and see how many conclusion are formed from what kind of research. I will also say journalists are not held to the same standards as historians. We both have different jobs so we both present the evidence differently.
That is true, she recanted her testimony that she gave in the courtroom, in which she claimed that Emmett grabbed her and propositioned her while they were alone in the store. Unfortunately the Federal Government can not prove she said that (no recording and no notes from that interview) and she refuses to speak with them now. She is an evil woman.
Based on the timeline it seems like Emmett would have went back to Chicago the day he was killed, I believe his mother, Mamie said he was only supposed to be in MS for a week.
That is correct. So tragic. He got there August 21st and should have left on the 28th. He should have went home the day he was kidnapped and if they would have told Mose what happened at Bryant grocery maybe he could have put him on the train back to Chicago earlier. Makes me angry that children aren’t safe in Mississippi and I want a retrial. The murderers deserve a guilty verdict even if they are dead.
The men who murdered Emmett are dead, so many people involved in this heinous crime are all dead, except Carolyn Bryant. She is 88 and dying with cancer. Maybe she will make a "deathbed confession" before she passes away. That will be the only way we will ever know what happened in the store. At any rate, I think the state of Mississippi should issue a public apology to Emmett's remaining family members for his horrible death!
I think about that all the time and by going to these places we tell the ones that are trying to hide it that what they did will not be hidden. We hear Emmett screaming for Justice and he won’t be silenced.
Emmett till set ìt off because of his mother she got àll the attention ànd the news out about it and what was going on with black people in the United States that made it gò forward to this day and ķeeps it going has the first time that it was given to the news on TV and the newspapers that this happened
I stumbled upon this after watching WOMEN OF THE MOVEMENT on ABC . Thank you for doing your series of walks and showing this to us all. Great job!
Thank you for watching and your supportive comment. The truth of America’s History makes us all better. Emmett is Never forgotten.
Excellent job thank you.
@@rachelpowell5377 Thank you.
A big job well done to you Jenn. Your emotions at closing points are worthy of praise. We need to remember history, not erase it. We need to learn from our past mistakes. Cheers.
We truly appreciate your comment. Doing this series was hard for Scott and I. It is not easy history to talk about but it must never be forgotten so our discomfort is always worth it.
Well done Jen. Such a tragedy. Bless you Mr Till.
Jenn you did a wonderful job of covering such a difficult subject. Thank you for being brave enough to put Emmett's funeral picture in this. That is one picture that once you see it you can't forget it. It shows how people of color have been treated so awfully, not just here but all over the world.
Thank you Greg. Scott did the editing and we made sure that picture was in there. We appreciate all your support.
@@WalkwithHistory someday you can visit his burial site
@@gregsayre4700 Yes Definitely. It is in Chicago.
Oh my! I learned so much watching this series. Knew only the bare facts before, glad that I understand it better now. And, what strikes me as I try to binge to catch up on your videos as a new subscriber, is that you show such passion for your subjects! That's what will help make the history you share stick for me, that you care so much about it.
Thank you Debbie that means a lot to me. That is what I try to convey is why something is important to know, what makes it so relevant to today and so influential at the time. I appreciate your comment so much.
You have done such an excellent job of filling in the gaps and making sure we know the truth. That poor boy never stood a chance. Once he was in the hands of those monsters, he was never going to get out alive. And of course he didn't get justice. Such a joke of a trial. But, his name is known by millions or even more and such good came out of his suffering. Rest in peace, Emmett Till. Thank you for gracing our world.
He must never be forgotten. Thank you for watching. This is difficult subject matter and most people don’t like the discomfort of it. We appreciate all your support.
He will never be forgotten. And both men is in HELL and if that woman that lie don't repent she will bust he'll wide open with them.
You are truly for African Americans.
When you say to yourself i hate what my race has done. And truly mean it not just for a moment.
✌out.....
2PAC filmmaker RICK BOSS.
“The way to right wrongs is to turn the light of truth upon them.” -Ida B Wells
Thank you Jenn for this excellent story. This is heartbreaking story of Emmet Till. You did an Amazing Great job covering the areas where it happen and the landmarks. You are Amazing!! God bless you and family!🙏❤
Thank you. I appreciate your comment more than you know. Never forget.
All i can say is WOW! This series was beyond amazing. I shared these videos with some friends. Your emotions at the end of each video. Leaving those roses at each spot.
You are an amazing filmmaker. Loving your channel
Wow, thank you! We really appreciate the feedback…it means a lot to us. 😊
Very well done Jenn.
Thank you :)
I can not wait for more stories. You didn't skip a beat.
Thank you
Thanks so much.
This series gave me the chills. His moms testimony was GUT WRENCHING💔 thank you
Thank you for watching. Never forget
Great job on the walking tour of the landmarks of this murder case. Many documentaries, 60 Minutes. ABC, PBS , etc, have produced docs but none shown the landmarks and reported the details of the case that you presented. Excellent presentation.
Thank you. It was months of research and driving down to Mississippi 10+ times so I really appreciate your comment. It was worth it.
Hello Jenn, I just wanted to say great job, and I'm a new subbie to your channel because of this story you told me. I was born in Brookhaven Mississippi in 1968. When I was 5 we moved to Texas. My heart will forever hold a place for Emmett and his mother. Sending you love from Texas ❤️
Thank you so much for your comment T Marie. Welcome to the Walk with History community, sending love from Virginia. ♥️
I was 11yrs old and just lost my mother when that. happen. So awful.
@@rachelpowell5377 I'm sorry to hear that. I am glad we can honor those that came before us. Thank you for sharing.
Outstanding!
Thank you 😊
Bless you, great work.
New subscriber here. This series was very well done. I get so emotional every time I hear his story. And it bothers the h*** out of me how that woman lied and was never held accountable.. She is still alive today.
Thank you for watching. Never forget.
They were found not guilty but they must stand before God and God will be there judge.
Very true. Thank you for watching. 🙂
Great job Jenn you did a wonderful job thank you😊
Thank you 😊 And thanks for watching!
@@WalkwithHistory Yw
The sad truth is some people don't want to learn from history good or bad as a whole. You, young lady pulled it out from under the rug and put it out in the open for all to see. " Kudo's" Maybe one day, a time will come when flags and statues are no longer being hidden away from our history too. Good or bad, this is who we are, hiding things from history doesn't change a thing, I think it demeans us when it happens.
History is there to make us better today. We never learn if we hide it or just want it to go away. Thank you for your support.
Good evening Fred. You said; "pulled it out from under the rug"
Other than the JFK assassination, the lynching of Emmett Till is the most documented murder in the 20th century. It is taught in every public school in the US.
Common Core publishes text books for every state, including Mississippi. The lynching of Emmett Till has been in Common Core text books for decades. And there are 200+ additional teaching resources from Common Core.
It was taught in my high school in the early 70s in South Carolina. There are still books being written about Emmett Till. And there are scores of documentaries here on You Tube.
I truly believe that this should be taught in our school history for the younger generations can see just the types of things that really happened and how they were so easily to cover it up...bless the family my heart goes out to you all.
Thank you so much for this
Thank you for watching. Never forget.
You are amazing. You did what I'm hopeful to do this year.. I am happy I simply happened upon you and the Till videos. I do not know your name or if you do other videos of America, it's good and not so good history.. As retired Law Enforcement, I assure you, what officials did in 55 (not all but many) is a disgrace to ALL of us who pride ourselves in maintaining the true meaning of law and why we decided a career in it. Until I no longer can, I will advocate for WHAT IS RIGHT, not what simply favors ones interest... Again, thank you and maybe one day we will cross paths during a time when we are out telling stories that must live on, so they can be explored, explained and forever realized that they are indeed, part of the American Experience...
Thank you for the great comment. My parents were in law enforcement and instilled in me that we must always fight for what is right. Just getting Emmett’s story out there is so important. It is American History. I hope to cross paths with you someday too.
jen is pretty and yet quite knowledgeable about black injustices with white america... im impressed
Thank you. I studied this murder case for over a year while at school in Memphis. Learned a lot about where the locations are and what really happened.
Jenny i applaud your story for accuracy.
I truly appreciate that. It was a lot of research and driving down to Mississippi multiple times. Thank you for watching.
And love the music!!
Thank you 😊
"THANK YOU."🙏🏾
Thank you!
It's a shame the store, bridge and funeral home were left to rot. Too far gone to restore.
Exactly. I felt as if the story was meant to “go away” too, but we will not let that happen.
After the brutal murder of poor Emmett, the "sham" trial and acquittal, and Bryant and Milam "confession" in Look magazine, you would think that at the very least the state of Mississippi would restore these locations so that future generations can still learn from all of This!
Thank so miss Jenn you are a great person ❤ I hope GOD have a place 🙏 for you in heaven ❤ 🙏.
Thank you. 🙏♥️
Thank you.
Never Forget
Never ever
8:55 that POINTING photo is iconic... it needs to be a statue
I agree.
Looks like a statue the failed artist from Austria with the funny little mustache would approve of. Heil. 🙂
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I played in the yard of the museum, because my uncle worked at that Gin. My other uncle worked at the store.
no way!
@@WalkwithHistory yep! My uncle worked there when it was a cotton gin, after that, they made the museum. Just talked to my mom, and she told me, they did not talk about it at all to them. She was there., she should have been 18 yrs old. She moved to the midwest in the 70's. That's crazy, I crossed that bridge, and never knew. I was born 5 years later, down the road, mom never talked about it, said she didn't know until later, and just heard bids, and pieces then. She wasn't born there but she lived there. I always felt some type of way about that bridge though. Was always reluctant to cross, just never felt safe, I probably picked up something in my spirit. Just like now, things are happening to me that is a divine thing, so I'm ending this saying, love everyone guys, Jesus is coming soon, we must repent, and change to be what he wants us to be in him, Get Jesus, he is on the way. I'm experiencing evidence of his coming.
Please can someone investigate the murder of his father in Italy ,2 innocent men killed for crimes they did not do.They were BLACK AMERICAN SOLDIERS.🩸🩸🩸🩸🩸🩸🩸🩸🩸🔥🔥🔥🔥🇬🇧🇬🇧🇬🇧🇨🇦🇨🇦🇨🇦🇯🇲🇯🇲🇯🇲🇯🇲🇯🇲🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸REMEMBER GOD NEVER SLEEPS, HE REPAYS EVIL🔥🔥
Louis Till deserves attention as well. I have the book and plan to give it some research. Thank you for the comment.
@@WalkwithHistory Good morning Walk with History. You said; "I have the book and plan to give it some research."
I am sure you are referring to "Writing to save a life" John Edgar Wideman, "Writing to Save a Life: The Louis Till File"
You are a "walking" journalist who has done a good job of wading through the myths, rumors, and outright lies about Emmett Till to bring an accurate appraisal of this innocent young man's lynching. So, I would never thing to lecture you on writing.
However, I would invite journalistic scrutiny of this book. It is unfortunate in this social media period, it is prohibited to question anything written about this terrible tragedy. No one has taken the task of investigating the execution of Louis Till other than John Edgar Wideman. So his research is considered without reproach.
_______________________________
I do not, necessarily question the premise that Louis Till may have been unjustifiably executed. But not because of Wideman's research.
____________________________
Wideman engages in a fusion of fiction, memoir, investigative journalism, speculation, and fact that defies easy categorization.
Unfortunately, it is difficult to determine which genre of journalism Wideman is using at any particular juncture in his writing. And his recounting of the trial is no different.
Wideman freely jumps from a quotation from a reliable source to a diatribe on the conditions of blacks in the military with no delineation between the quote and his assessment.
_____________________________
Wideman uses the same type of proof for his premise that is often used to crucify Carolyn Bryant. i.e.
~An innocent Emmett Till was brutally lynched; therefore Carolyn Bryant *IS* guilty. Notwithstanding evidence to the contrary.
Wideman's claim follows suit;
~An innocent Emmett Till was brutally lynched; therefore an innocent Louis Till was lynched. Notwithstanding no evidence of support.
@@mark9531 I completely agree with you. Journalists do that. I am a historian. I will not draw those types of conclusions. And I am sure you noticed in my videos I don’t draw those conclusions. I tell you the facts and you can draw your conclusions. Not everything had the direct correlation. I have not read the Louis Till book yet and like you point out as no one else has really done the research it is easier for him to write the original narrative. But I will give it a historians critique. Sources, time to research, has he looked at other possible conclusions. The truth about Carolyn Bryant and I directly say this in my video is that her and Till were alone in the store for some time. Only they will ever know what happened then. To say she lied, would be her having to admit that she lied. There would be no other person who could testify that she lied. I truly do believe she feels remorse and I wonder if she embellished her story to protect her husband but I can not prove that. As a historian, I begin and end with the truth. I am interested to read this book now and see how many conclusion are formed from what kind of research. I will also say journalists are not held to the same standards as historians. We both have different jobs so we both present the evidence differently.
Poor baby ❤so glad he is remembered how afraid he must have been may he rip❤❤❤
🙏🏻
Carolyn Bryant Donham, later recanted her story. She is still alive and lives in Raleigh NC. What an evil woman.
That is true, she recanted her testimony that she gave in the courtroom, in which she claimed that Emmett grabbed her and propositioned her while they were alone in the store. Unfortunately the Federal Government can not prove she said that (no recording and no notes from that interview) and she refuses to speak with them now. She is an evil woman.
Every time I hear this story it makes me sick
I agree. That makes people avoid it though and it can’t me avoided. Makes me mad and keep telling the story.
THIS WILL NEVER BE PUT IN ANY HISTORY BOOKS IN AMERICA
My quest is to change that. Thank you for watching.
timothy tyson book.. the blood of emitt till
It is a good book, there are better ones out there though.
Jen... would u date a black man or marry one?
I am happily married to the producer of this channel but I would love and marry anyone who I felt that way about regardless of race.
@@WalkwithHistory awesome
Based on the timeline it seems like Emmett would have went back to Chicago the day he was killed, I believe his mother, Mamie said he was only supposed to be in MS for a week.
That is correct. So tragic. He got there August 21st and should have left on the 28th. He should have went home the day he was kidnapped and if they would have told Mose what happened at Bryant grocery maybe he could have put him on the train back to Chicago earlier. Makes me angry that children aren’t safe in Mississippi and I want a retrial. The murderers deserve a guilty verdict even if they are dead.
The men who murdered Emmett are dead, so many people involved in this heinous crime are all dead, except Carolyn Bryant. She is 88 and dying with cancer. Maybe she will make a "deathbed confession" before she passes away. That will be the only way we will ever know what happened in the store. At any rate, I think the state of Mississippi should issue a public apology to Emmett's remaining family members for his horrible death!
that poor little boy what must have went through his mind, so sad his killers where never properly brought to justice
I think about that all the time and by going to these places we tell the ones that are trying to hide it that what they did will not be hidden. We hear Emmett screaming for Justice and he won’t be silenced.
@@WalkwithHistory i would love to go visit these sites but i am from the UK if i ever get to Mississippi i will
@@PS-ru2ov travel is tricky (especially now) and we would love to get out to the UK someday! You never know 😊
Trial was a total joke!!
It was. Definitely not justice.
Emmett till set ìt off because of his mother she got àll the attention ànd the news out about it and what was going on with black people in the United States that made it gò forward to this day and ķeeps it going has the first time that it was given to the news on TV and the newspapers that this happened
Yes she was a force. A spark of Civil Rights, a protective, a grieving, a knowledgeable, a fighter of a mother.
Emmett till didnt deserve to die carolyn bryant started yhis whole thing.
Never forget. 🙏🏻