A00024 - February 2022 Must See TV: The Murder of Emmett Till
Today is the last day of February 2022 ... the last day of Black History Month for the year 2022. I returned home from a trip to Las Vegas on Saturday, February 26, and spent some time in the early hours of Sunday, February 27, watching my last February 2022 Must See TV selection, "The Murder of Emmett Till". Watching the program brought back feelings of outrage, disgust, and sadness. Seeing the battered remains of the fourteen year old Emmett Till sickened me. Learning about the acquittal of the two individuals accused of the crime disgusted me. Learning about the subsequent tell all confessions given by the two individuals to a publication for $4000 outraged me. And hearing that President Eisenhower and the FBI's J. Edgar Hoover did nothing after the confessions to hold others accountable saddened me. It is Black History Month in America and, in this shortest of months, some deference is given to highlighting Black History. I do not know what is being taught about