Stories by author "the Emmett Till Memorial Commission of Tallahatchie County": 2
Stories
East Money Church of God in Christ
When Emmett Till’s body was discovered in the Tallahatchie River on Wednesday morning, August 31, plans were hastily made to have him buried in the small cemetery at the East Money Church of God in Christ—a humble black church that Moses Wright once…
Black Bayou Bridge
Many people believe that this bridge may have been the spot that the body of Emmett Till was dropped into the water. Approximately two miles east of this spot, the Bayou spills into the Tallahatchie River. At the confluence of the two rivers is a…