![Misery and memory in Glendora, Mississippi: How poverty is reshaping the story of Emmett Till's murder Misery and memory in Glendora, Mississippi: How poverty is reshaping the story of Emmett Till's murder](https://images.theconversation.com/files/271203/original/file-20190426-194606-1ct2co1.jpg?ixlib=rb-1.1.0&q=45&auto=format&w=237&fit=clip)
Misery and memory in Glendora, Mississippi: How poverty is reshaping the story of Emmett Till's murder
![Detroit Griot on X: "When Emmitt Till was found days later in the river, he was beaten so badly and in the river so long, his face was unrecognizable. He was nude, Detroit Griot on X: "When Emmitt Till was found days later in the river, he was beaten so badly and in the river so long, his face was unrecognizable. He was nude,](https://pbs.twimg.com/media/DV2_ddWWAAA1oh6.jpg)
Detroit Griot on X: "When Emmitt Till was found days later in the river, he was beaten so badly and in the river so long, his face was unrecognizable. He was nude,
![Keith Beauchamp on X: "At approximately 2:30 in the morning on August 28, 1955, Roy Bryant, J.W. Milam and others kidnapped #EmmettTill from Moses Wright's home. They then tortured Emmett, shot him Keith Beauchamp on X: "At approximately 2:30 in the morning on August 28, 1955, Roy Bryant, J.W. Milam and others kidnapped #EmmettTill from Moses Wright's home. They then tortured Emmett, shot him](https://pbs.twimg.com/media/Ege-UZoXsAYdh7K.jpg:large)
Keith Beauchamp on X: "At approximately 2:30 in the morning on August 28, 1955, Roy Bryant, J.W. Milam and others kidnapped #EmmettTill from Moses Wright's home. They then tortured Emmett, shot him
![Fan Used As Weight -- Leflore County Deputy Sheriff John Ed Cothran examines the huge cotton gin fan used to weight down the body of 15-year-old Emmet Louis Till in the Tallahatchie Fan Used As Weight -- Leflore County Deputy Sheriff John Ed Cothran examines the huge cotton gin fan used to weight down the body of 15-year-old Emmet Louis Till in the Tallahatchie](https://cdn.superstock.com/5513/Comp/5513-16144236.webp)