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...pictures of the civil-rights movement from Emmett Till to Barack Obama...
...pictures of the Civil Rights movement from Emmett Till to Barack Obama...
...first report, that 50 or so graves had been disturbed at the historic Burr Oak Cemetery in Alsip, Ill. - the final resting place of civil rights icon Emmett Till and singer Dinah Washington - was grotesque. But by week's end, the macabre tally had grown: nearly 300 graves, possibly more, were destroyed in an apparent grave-resale scheme that took in an as-yet-unknown amount of money. Now questions remain as to how this scandal happened and what must be done to prevent a recurrence...
...Among the cemetery's notable inhabitants is Emmett Till, whose 1955 lynching was a pivotal moment in the civil rights movement. Till's remains were exhumed during a 2005 investigation into his death and reburied in another coffin. The original coffin was to be saved for a memorial. Instead, it was found this week in a cemetery garage, surrounded by trash, filled with possums. "For those who did this, take up a casket and crushed it, there remains a very special place in hell for them,"said the Rev. Jesse Jackson...
...Staff writer Emmett Kistler can be reached at ekistler@fas.harvard.edu...