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Emmett Till, a Sacrificial Lamb
No one ever did time for the killing of Emmett Till, a fourteen year old black boy from Chicago, but his murder, and the trial and acquittal of his killers, sent a powerful message, and his sad story spurred the Civil Rights movement.
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In June 1943, Los Angeles erupted into the worst race riots in the city to date.
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In 1927, the Mississippi River flooded from New Orleans, leaving a million people homeless
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The Dust Bowl brought drought, dust, disease and death to the Midwest for nearly a decade.