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By the Numbers: World’s most expensive car

A look at the world’s most expensive car, a rare 1955 Mercedes-Benz that sold for almost $150 million. ABC News Live Prime, Weekdays at 7…

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Biden signs Emmett Till Antilynching Act

President Joe Biden signed legislation making lynching a federal hate crime. The bill is named for Emmett Till, the Black child killed in 1955 after…

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By the Numbers: Emmett Till Antilynching Act

After years of efforts, the Senate unanimously passed legislation that would make lynching a federal hate crime. ABC News Live Prime, Weekdays at 7EST &…

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Bad Ink: There Are So Many Things Wrong With Tiffany’s Tattoo (Season 2, Episode 6) | A&E

Dirk and Ruckus describe the disastrous tattoo Tiffany got from a drunken tattoo artist at a party. Subscribe for more Bad Ink: http://aetv.us/subscribe-ae Love Bad…

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New ABC series ‘Women of the Movement’ shines a light on the mother of Emmett Till | Nightline

The six-part series highlights the role of Mamie Till-Mobley, a mother who turned her grief into a force for change, after her son was brutally…

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Mamie Till receives closed casket with Emmett’s body | Let the World See l Part 6

“Well, give me a crowbar, give me whatever. What can they do to me? They’ve taken my son,” Mamie Till-Mobley said after receiving Emmett’s remains…

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Emmett’s body found in Tallahatchie River | Let the World See l Part 5

The body is so badly damaged that Emmett can only be identified by a ring on his finger. #lettheworldsee #theboyfromchicago #emmetttill source

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Emmett breaks the rules | Let the World See l Part 3

Emmett and his cousins go to a local store, where he whistles at a woman named Carolyn Bryant. #lettheworldsee #theboyfromchicago #emmetttill source

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Emmett disappears | Let the World See l Part 4

After white men kidnap Till in the middle of the night, his mother turns his disappearance into a national headline desperate to find her son….

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At 14, Emmett heads to Mississippi | Let the World See l Part 2

Emmett’s mother warns him about the rules of the Jim Crow South, where violence is boiling over by the time he arrives. #lettheworldsee #theboyfromchicago #emmetttill…

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Mamie and Emmett Till’s early years | Let the World See l Part 1

The family flees the racial violence of the south for Chicago. His father is serving in the army when Emmett’s mother receives a devastating telegram….

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Family of Emmett Till speaks out on his 1955 murder l WNT

Nealy 66 years after the brutal murder of 14-year-old Emmett Till, the Department of Justice announced that they’ve officially closed its investigation. WATCH THE FULL…

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