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Episode 49 The Murder of Emmett Till and The Myrtles Plantation


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On this episode of Tipsy Tales Podcast Alma and Carlene head south to discuss the darker side of our history.  Alma discusses the brutal torture and lynching of fourteen-year-old Emmett Till in 1955 Money, Mississippi.  The murder of this young boy helped put the spotlight on racial violence and injustice in Mississippi and helped start the Civil Rights Movement.  Carlene tells the tale of The Myrtles Plantation in Louisiana which is now a bed and breakfast.  Learn the story of Chloe, a former slave who still makes her presence known and the many other ghosts that still haunt the former plantation.

 
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