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Mississippi, United States

4 locations across 4 towns and cities

Drew

Crime Location

The barn where Emmett Till was murdered

Lynching victim Emmett Till was murdered at this seed barn in rural Mississippi in August 1955.

Till's death proved to be a catalyst for the civil rights movement in America.

Gillsburg

Crash Site Location

Lynyrd Skynyrd's crash site

On October 20, 1977, Lynyrd Skynyrd's plane crashed into this wooded area near Gillsburg, Mississippi.

Two members of the band were killed in the accident.

Glendora

Historic Site

The site where Emmett Till was found

Graball Landing in Glendora, Mississippi, is believed to be the site where lynching victim Emmett Till was found.

Money

Historic Location

Bryant's Grocery & Meat Market

In August 1955, an African American boy named Emmett Till was lynched after he allegedly wolf-whistled at a white woman at Bryant's Grocery & Meat Market in Money, Mississippi.

Till's murder was the catalyst for the civil rights movement.