The budding comedian was outraged by the deaths of Black men at the hands of police. He wondered out loud if he would someday shoot it out rather than surrender.
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Emmett Till s family on his 80th birthday: The past isn t the past until justice is served Boy s relatives joined families of those killed by law enforcement in Minn. July 25, 2021 8:40pm Text size Copy shortlink:
On what would have been Emmett Till s 80th birthday, about 50 people gathered in St. Paul on Sunday to celebrate his legacy and call for justice 66 years after he was lynched.
Many of them were family members of Black men killed by police who also want to see accountability for their own loved ones.
The group, including Till s cousin and Twin Cities resident Deborah Watts, gathered in front of the governor s residence in St. Paul, where they sang Happy Birthday to Till and released black and white balloons. As the balloons floated into the sky, the group started marching around the block, chanting Say his name: Emmett Till!