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For 50 years following the 1955 murder of Emmett Till, there was not a single commemorative marker in the Mississippi Delta. Despite the fact that the murder incited the Civil Rights Movement, there were no roadside markers, no museums, no monuments... nothing. Since 2005, however, granting agencies have invested $5.5 million in the creation of an entire commemorative infrastructure. There are now three museums, 10 roadside markers, an interpretive center, a restored courthouse, and a
smartphone app. In this presentation, Dave Tell shares the inside story of how these museums, roadside markers, and interpretive centers finally came into existence. It is a story of backroom deals, extreme poverty, family rivalries, bald-faced lies, and old-fashioned politics. Above all, it is the story of how particular people have invested time, energy, and money to ensure that certain versions of the story of Till’s murder are remembered while other versions are forgotten. You may not learn the true story of Till’s murder in this class, but you will certainly learn who wanted the lies to be remembered, and why. This class is based on professor Dave Tell's own on-site research in the Mississippi Delta and 10 years of writing about the memory of Emmett Till’s murder. Presented by University of Kansas professor of Communications Studies, Dave Tell during 2016's Mini College.