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Tree planted on Capitol Hill commemorates Emmett Till

Name: Tree planted on Capitol Hill commemorates Emmett Till
Uploaded: 2014-11-17T18:53:00-0500
Duration: 2 min 34 s
Description: Chicago teen Emmett Till was brutally killed in 1955 for whistling at a white woman – an event that helped spur the nation's civil rights movement. Till is now being memorialized on Capitol Hill.

Chicago teen Emmett Till was brutally killed in 1955 for whistling at a white woman – an event that helped spur the nation's civil rights movement. Till is now being memorialized on Capitol Hill.