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> [ In talking about the \[Emmett Till murder trial\], you have to repeat the atmosphere. This is Mississippi in 1955, with a long history of intimidation of witnesses and fear on the part of blacks to testify, in racial situations in… ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/charles-diggs/in-talking-about-the-emmett-till-murder-trial-you-have-to-repeat-the/)

Charles Diggs

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> [I think the picture in Jet magazine showing Emmett Till's mutilation was probably the greatest media product in the last forty or fifty years because that picture stimulated a lot of interest and anger on the part of blacks all…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/charles-diggs/i-think-the-picture-in-jet-magazine-showing-emmett-till-s-mutilation/)

Charles Diggs

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## More by Charles Diggs

> [ In talking about the \[Emmett Till murder trial\], you have to repeat the atmosphere. This is Mississippi in 1955, with a long history of… ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/charles-diggs/in-talking-about-the-emmett-till-murder-trial-you-have-to-repeat-the/)

Charles Diggs

> [I think the picture in Jet magazine showing Emmett Till's mutilation was probably the greatest media product in the last forty or fifty years…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/charles-diggs/i-think-the-picture-in-jet-magazine-showing-emmett-till-s-mutilation/)

Charles Diggs

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