so emmett till, this kind of interesting for emmett till's birthday to be yesterday and today being the anniversary that it is. this is a great week for me. and the power that photograph in jet magazine. it is echoed in the photograph of sergeant woodard. you said that it became it was some years earlier, but it spread across the country as and there was a lot of angst returning among returning that this had not appreciated their service. and that picture of the blinded isaac woodard resonated for years and was a very important feature in moving both president and judge waring. so the president did see them. he saw it was it was widely publicized and it was that powerful. that image was there. now, you mentioned the crown. what about thurgood marshall's role in the briggs case and. well, i'm a, you know, this great judge here i let him talk about from the legal. but for all of my studies, i have read a lot about some of the back stories involving the judge's decisions. i think it's important for us to understand chronologically if the court cases had been named by chronology that he wou

but we also remember the courage of the mother of emmett till.nsisted that the casket of her son's mutilated body remain open so the world could see. what was done to him. imagine as a parent, in any circumstance, having the courage to do that. let the world see. if any of you has lost children, you understand what i'm talking about. it is profound. she said let the world the what i have seen. that is what she said. americans saw. because she found purpose through her pain, i was able to sign a law for the first time in american history making lynching a federal hate crime in his name. it took that long. 100 years. [applause] last month, surrounded by the family, i signed a law naming a national monument in mississippi. i very proud to have done that. hope can grow and the promise of america can prevail. that is what it is about. among the lawyers who convened in this room 60 years ago was the son of a carpenter, a domestic worker in alabama. his name was freddie gray. -- fred grey. when they needed a lawyer in their fight for freedom, they calle

till. the body of emmett louis till has been found dead. i need to prepare you. ind of shape to be seen by anyone. i he's injust the right shape. that smell is my son's body reeking of racial hatred. and it's the story of the struggle for justice. emmett till, the young boy who was killed — brutally tortured and killed — in mississippi in 1955, and the mother campaigned forjustice, and you play emmett till�*s grandmother in this film and you've produced this film as well? yeah. what's wrong, mamie? we've never been apart this long. he's just going to see his cousins. it's not a bad thing for him to know where he comes from. chicago is all he needs to know. i don't want him seeing himself the way those people are seen down there. those people like me? even you left mississippi, mama. mamie, bo is growing up. you're going to have to let him go. this is a story which i know has been a long time in the making — or you've been wanting to make for a long time, at least? i suspect now it's happening at the right time. it is the story of a mother and a son. and this mothe

today, laura, is also the anniversary of the killing of emmett till. it's a heavy week.you hear that, those words are timeless and we need it now. >> it's so poignant. i'm a huge fan of sam cooke. between "twisting the night away." and i think of the spike lee movie. you have the film cue and he is watching somebody move. and they are pulling him along in the streets as he's about to be assassinated. i think of all those different moments. you're right. not only was that the issue. today is also the day that thurgood marshall was sworn in as supreme court justice. an icon and role model like that. unbelievable. >> the echoes of history. have a great show. >> thank you so much. we're going to talk about that later. good evening, everyone. i'm laura coates. frankly, there's one big headline after another tonight. we got the tale of two courtrooms. one's in fulton county, georgia, the other, washington, d.c. and here we are on this 60th anniversary of the march on washington, learning new details about the latest racially motivated shootings in jacksonville. we're going to

today i should say, laura, is also the anniversary of the killing of emmett till.lly heavy week. but also, when you hear, that those words are just timeless. and we need it now. >> it's so poignant, i mean, honestly i'm a huge fan of sam cook. i always have. been between twist the night, away all the way through the poignance at that. i always think about the malcolm x movie with spike lee, there is that famous scene where you have that sort of film q that spike lee does, and he is watching somebody move, and that's the song, but they're pulling him along through the streets because he is about to become assassinated. i think about all those different moments. you are right, not only was that the issue, abby, tonight is also the day that they're great marshall was also sworn in as a supreme court justice. and icon and role roe model -- >> the echoes of history, laura, have a great show. thank you. >> thank you so, much we're gonna talk more all about that later. good evening everyone, i am laura coates. look, there is frankly, there is one big headline after anothe

last month, honoring emmett till and his mother, in mississippi and illinois.applause] but folks, this is not hyperbole, there is no national treasure that is grander than the grand canyon. the grand canyon is one of the earth's nine wonders of the world. literally. think of that. it is amazing. an enduring symbol of america and the entire road, the first time i saw the grand canyon, i was a young senator. as i stood there and looked out, a phrase came to mind, this is god's cathedral, it is so magnificent. as a matter of fact, it is one of the seven wonders of the world. today i am proud to use my authority under the antiquities act to protect almost one million acres of public land around grand canyon national park as a new national monument. [applause] help right the wrongs of the past and conserve this land of ancestral footprints for all future generations. over the years, hundreds of millions of people have traveled the grand canyon, awed by its majesty. but few are aware of its history. from time immemorial, more than a dozen tribal nations have lived on

last month, honoring emmett till and his mother, maybe till -- mamie till in mississippi and illinoisthis is not hyperbole to suggest there is no national treasure as grand as the grand canyon. the grand canyon is one of the earth's nine wonders, wonders of the world. literally. think of that. it is amazing. an enduring symbol of america for the entire world. the first time i saw the grand canyon years ago, i was an senator. as i stood there and looked out, the phrase came to mind -- it was instinctive -- i said, "this must be god's cathedral." that is what it reminded me of. so magnificent. as a matter of fact, it is one of the seven wonders of the world. today authority of the the emperor to use my authority of the antiquities act to -- today i am proud to use my authority of the antiquities act to protect almost one within acres of public land around grand canyon national park as a national monument. [cheers and applause] to help right the wrongs of the past and conserve this land of ancestral footprints for all future generations. over the years, hundreds of millions of people hav

last year president biden signed the emmett till anti-lynching act officially making lynching a federalrime. we'll be right back. >> big welcome home parade was held today for some little leaguers out of southern california. they're coming home champions. indeed, a dramatic walk-off and help push a california over the top. >> to win the little league world series over the weekend news nation's xavier walton has the story of how the elsa gun. the little league team. >> rose to the top of the championship game over curtis out. >> one swing of the bat, the kid from california crowned the 2023 little league world series champions in the 6th inning, 12 year-old louis lappe. played the role of euro hitting a walk-off home run selling his team's fate. >> all the back in california. watch parties, loss, the city of >> mean, the guy didn't make >> curacao didn't go down without a fight. tied the game in the 5th inning 5 to 5 with a grand slam. but in the end it was a little league team from el segundo, california, and a walk-off homer, the top curacao by one run. this marks the 5th straight time

by keeping emmett till's casket open. that was an act performance. she was like, you won't this won't happen behind closed doors any more. think about private versus public voice. what does it mean when we are forced to something in private as opposed to what happens when we make it public? think about the developments in technology that have happened between the 1950s and the 1980s, think about the advancements we make in telephone. think about the advancements we get in recording, recording technologies. think about the advancements we've made in film and television itself, for example, in the way that should sense to you guys. now, there are videos every time something out there if somebody meets you in in the grocery parking lot and they start acting funny you first thing what's the first thing that happens what is the first thing that happens if you in a public space and something and you think things are going to go bad that's not a rhetorical question you can leave. yes the first one somebody pulls out a phone and

today i should say, laura, is also the anniversary of the killing of emmett till.eed it now. >> it's so poignant, i mean, honestly i'm a huge fan of sam cook. i always have. been between twist the night, away all the way through the poignance at that. i always think about the malcolm x movie with spike lee, there is that famous scene where you have that sort of film q that spike lee does, and he is watching somebody move, and that's the song, but they're pulling hial

in fact, it was on august 28 1963, which was observing the anniversary of the death of emmett till, 14r-old boy who was killed, lynched by white, taken from his uncles home in the middle of the night. >> that's right. took place honoring that anniversary and evoking a range of violent acts that have taken place throughout the decade or so prior. but that has also seen a huge swelling of resistance that said, you know, not that african-americans ever just accepted that, but the organization and the level of resistance have been ramped up in that decade or so since till's murder. and that in someone's, the march on washington was -- some way, the march on washington was a kind of symbolic crescendo to that period of resistance. amy: i want to go from jacksonville to the 60th anniversary of the 63 march on washington. people often don't realize its official title was the march on washington for jobs and freedom. these were the words of the reverend martin luther king 60 years ago today. >> i have a dream that one day this nation will rise up and live out the true meaning of its creed -- w

today, laura, is also the anniversary of the killing of emmett till. it's a heavy week.nt. i'm a huge fan of sam cooke. between "twistin

it was the day when 14 year old emmett till was killed in mississippi in 24.ays later, the -- went on the filibuster, the passage of the civil rights act. ultimately unsuccessful. it's not on the date of the water marching ten, but the date when the forefathers, w e deployed, double about the, boys passed away because he was done with the second class citizenship of being in the united states. so it's in stride narrowly important that not only actors, but every day americans, come out to commemorate the institutional memory of this, and to get that nose just as my brother and i, and our four sons were leaving. going to meet our nephew who was a student at howard, the mecca of negroni education. to get that news is devastating. and where second with the families of jacksonville, but we are also embedding it upon them why it's necessary. he was 21 years old. a member of their generation. and it shows that this will not die out, just because americans are saying that we are better than this. we're not better than this. this is who we are. it has to be untrained f

the murder for little girls, and on this date in 1955, the lynching and mutilation of 14-year-old emmett tillstors and i have a living family members who were terrorized by the ku klux klan. so, this is shameful, it is deeply offensive, and it is dangerous. you know, it is just a sober and a reminder of why we need to be vigilant in the work of confronting and rooting out anti black rhetoric and policies. it is quite literally on the heels of what's happening in jacksonville. a matter of life and death. i served on the house oversight committee for two terms. i am very clear on the threats of organized white supremacy that has been emboldened in recent years and what it looks like. i survived an insurrection when a white supremacist mob sees the capitol seeking to interrupt the peaceful transfer of power -- confederate flags interrupting nooses on the west lawn of the capitol. so, this is another reminder that the extremist gop and their presidential candidates are a clear and present danger, and their verbal assault on myself and dr. cantwell in no way the third or persuade our efforts. it i

a week and half ago that president biden was just talking about emmett till.ng historical, that this is in the past, the rearview mirror, and a blatant violation of the humanity of black people in mississippi, let alone in parts of this country. thank you for sharing today. >> thank you. >> eddie parker, michael jenkins. >>> up ahead, everyone, there is more on our breaking news. the special counsel tonight alerting the judge to an online post from donald trump, in which he is avowing retribution. john dean is going to join us ahead. >>> also justin, there is a development the in the standoff over an ap high school course in florida. time stops. ♪ (music plays) ♪ and you realize you're in love... steve? ...with a laundry detergent. new gain flings. seriously good scent. the chase ink business premier card is made for people like sam, who make- everyday products, designed smarter. like a smart coffee grinder, that orders fresh beans for you. oh, genius! for more breakthroughs like that- i need a breakthrough card. like ours! with 2.5% cash back on purchases of

of course, also mentioning the proclamation of the biden administration, the new emmett till monumentbring any cloud back in with me. this was just proclaimed in july. what is the significance of that happening, sort of in the backdrop of what's happening politically, but also today? >> well it's important, because that proper formation is not a kind of recognition -- of the heroism of the moment, but of the violence of the moment. so you get him until, and -- his right, so you get not only the violence, but also the courageous actions. and that's really important. but it's also historically parallel. there is a debate behind the scenes with regards to the march on washington. king and others were trying to get president kennedy to issue a second emancipation park proclamation. because, august 1963, it represented the centennial of the emancipation placa may shun. this wasn't a time to try to link the two. so you got the proclamation around emmitt hill, just humans go. and, now you have this debate. the kennedy administration failed miserably, and i think -- thought that you could jus

example might be ok but another anniversary that we are marking today is the 68th anniversary of emmett tilldered which is not something that schoolchildren are supposed to learn about because it makes people uncomfortable. what really, you sound governor desantis obviously could not -- you saw governor desantis obviously could not address this horrible tragedy that happened in jacksonville but at the same time, i think somebody who has been discouraging floridians and would like to discourage the rest of the country from learning about the uglier part of our country's racist history. you know, for somebody like that to show up and try to show their support for the community, you know, him being met with those boos was not necessarily a surprising reaction for folks who have been following the racial tension around a lot of the rhetoric and policy that he has been espousing. >> sometimes showing up and getting booed is part of being the governor, part of leading a state. governor desantis is facing this hurricane that is headed towards his state. this will be another opportunity for him to l

the tragedies of emmett till and rodney king are bloody markers on the very same road.oday, too many of our police officers play by the rules of the bad old days. it is beyond wrong when law-abiding black parents have to tell their law-abidingnt children to fear the police whose salaries are paid by their own taxes. [applause] and blacks are right to think something is terribly wrong when african-american men are many times more likely to be victims of homicide than any other group in this country, when there are more african-american men in our corrections system than in our colleges, when almost one in three african-american men in their 20's are either in jail, on parole, or otherwise under the supervision of the criminal justice system, nearly one in three. and that is a disproportionate percentage in comparison to the percentage of blacks who use drugs in our society. now, i would like every white person here and in america to take a moment to think how he or she would feel if one in three white men were in similar circumstances. and there is still unacceptable eco

mississippi, the poorest part of poorest state in the country, the same area of mississippi, where emmett till had been murdered, the same part of the state where robert f kennedy visited in the 1960s when he was studying poverty in the south. and to think that she came from those circumstances and, you know, starred on the international stage at the first olympics, it's really remarkable stories of remarkable women who really haven't gotten their due. and so i hope will take that away from the book as well. it's extremely. but i think just being able to interview one of the amazing women that we're talking about today is a great opportunity just to kind of reach some things. hello, everyone. my name rachel becker and we're having a really good evening. i'm the editor in chief of the mule skinner here at university of central missouri. i would like to talk to millie about being such a significant part of mr. barnes story or sorry, mr. maraniss, this story. so what inspired your interest playing sports in the first place? that's hard to say. at the time i was growing up, there were no sports pl

last month, president decided a monument to honor the life of emmett till.signation reflects the commitment to protect places that tell a more complete of our nation's history and will fight any effort to try to rewrite it. they're not just talking, they are leading and doing the work to make sure all families can live the american dream. rebuild the american economy. closing the racial wealth gap. no made it more black women to federal court the every other president -- we nominated more black women to the federal court than every other president combined. he has pardoned all federal offenses related to the simple possession of marijuana. he is lowered because it is lower the cost an excellent $235 -- the cost of insulin to $35. let's think i will say and i will take my seed, those that gather here new for this country to reach its potential, we would have to do it together. all of us standing up for the best in us and in the face of these attacks, this pushback we are seeing to human dignity will take all of us choosing love or hate, unity over disunion, a

the kidnaping and murder of emmett till in in august led people the world for an either the first northe last time to question america's commitment, equality, justice and fairness. gibson traveled to asia that fall as one of four tennis players on a goodwill sponsored by the state department as racial propaganda to. rehabilitate the image of america, gibson remained abroad until july 1956 and one dozens of titles in asia, north africa and including france, where won her first grand slam. roland garros and two of her doubles majors, the french and wimbledon, with angela and all the while, more bad news about american race relations in the world, including the montgomery bus boycott, which brought rosa parks and martin luther king jr national prominence and the that ensued at the university of alabama all because offering lucy a black woman had enrolled and sought to take classes like any one else. none other than the new york times heaped praise on gibson for the winning way in which she had carried herself, including winning during that extended global tour. the paper of record called

it's got a real history of emmett till. it has a real history with breonna taylor. the central part fly, a young man who is -- just killed in central florida we could go. it's got a real history with -- four black boys from central florida who were falsely accused of kidnapping and sexually assaulting a white woman when they pulled over to help her when the car was broken. the fourth boy who is not pictured here was not apprehended initially. he was actually shot to death by police. a 100% mob wanted to get their hands on the remaining three black boys included, and so they took it out on the predominantly black town, shooting residents, looting, setting fires to their homes. charles greenly, he was sentenced to prison for life. he was 16 years old. just a quick trigger warning here for black death and trauma, but it's an important story to tell when we talk about the two tiered justice system. on the way back from the courthouse, sheriff took it upon himself to shoot the two remaining individuals, walter irvine and samuel shepard. walter irvin actually ended up liv