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Murder of Emmett Till revisited on MLK day

by Joe Spake on January 20, 2009

Yesterday, with friends from Memphis’ Social Media Expedition, I participated in a road trip to visit the sites related to the murder of Emmett Till in 1955. Till’s death and the subsequent acquittal of his killers was a monumental event in the then young civil rights movement.The Emmett Till Memorial Commission of Tallahatchie County, MS [...]

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Crossroads – Tom Graves

by Joe Spake on October 22, 2008

Blues lovers, please noteMemphis Author, Tom Graves, has just published a definitive book on Robert Johnson :Crossroads: The Life and Afterlife of Blues Legend Robert JohnsonAvailble locally or on Amazon.Check it out before your next trip down Hwy 61. Crossroads: The Life and Afterlife of Blues Legend Robert Johnson Facebook LinkedIn Twitter

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