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Emmett Till's Funeral
At a church on the South side of Chicago, thousands paid tribute to Emmett Till by attending his funeral. It seemed as if all of Chicago was there, and the reaction of blacks was visceral.
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They came to hear the concert of their lives, but experienced something far more profound.