Leonard Pitts: The octogenarian who lied Emmett Till to death is an icon of our failure

(Photo courtesy of the Emmett Till Interpretive Center) The second Emmett Till sign in 2016.

(Photo courtesy of the Emmett Till Interpretive Center) The second Emmett Till sign in 2016.

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