"Two months ago I had a nice apartment……" — Mamie Till

Two months ago I had a nice apartment in Chicago. I had… - Mamie Till

"Two months ago I had a nice apartment in Chicago. I had a good job. I had a son. When something happened to the Negroes in the South I said, `That's their business, not mine.' Now I know how wrong. I was. The murder of my son has shown me that what happens to any of us, anywhere in the world, had better be the business of us all."

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