Emmett Till and 4 Black Americans Whose Deaths Fueled Change

Plus, the U.S. postal system through the decades. ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ Emmett Till and 4 Black Americans Whose Killings Provoked Outrage and Activism This week, President Biden announced the creation of a national monument honoring Emmett Till, the 14-year-old African American boy murdered by white supremacists in 1955. His death—and these four others—fueled waves of activism. Read More Who Was Emmett Till? On August 24, 1955, a teenaged Emmett Till allegedly flirted with a cashier in Money, Mississippi. Four days later, he was tortured and killed by two white men. Watch Now How the US Post Office Has Delivered the Mail Through the Decades Since its establishment on July 26, 1775, the post office has evolved from stagecoach deliveries to pneumatic tubes, ensuring regular mail delivery for Americans. Read More Don't miss a new episode of The Mega-Brands That Built America this Sunday, July 30, at 9/8c on The HISTORY® Channel. Streams the next day in the HISTORY App. How Early Humans First Reached the Americas: 3 Theories Did humans reach the Americas by walking, sailing or paddling across the sea? Read More Mysteries of Egypt Sail along the Nile River and explore grand Egyptian sites from Giza and Luxor to Saqqara and the Valley of the Kings with HISTORY Travel. View the Tour The Origins of the Clovis People THE NEW REPUBLIC The 100 Most Significant Political Films of All Time The Washington Post The Nazis Had Camps on British Soil, But the Death Toll Remains Unknown THE NATION The Hauntings of the Korean War: On the 70th Anniversary of the Armistice Follow The HISTORY Channel Update Preferences  |  Subscribe  |  Contact Us You received this message because whatiamlooking2find.me2see@blogger.com is subscribed to Inside History email updates. If you DO NOT wish to receive these emails please UNSUBSCRIBE. Having trouble viewing this message? View the web version. This is a promotional email from The HISTORY Channel and A+E Networks. © 2023 A&E Television Networks, LLC. All Rights Reserved. Email Marketing, 235 E 45th Street, New York, NY 10017 http://www.aenetworks.com/ TV Parental Guidelines  |  Careers  | Terms of Use | Privacy Notice | Copyright Policy