EMMETT TILL
by James A. Emanuel
I hear a whistling
Through the water.
Little Emmett
Won't be still.
He keeps floating
Round the darkness,
Edging through
The silent chill.
Tell me, please,
That bedtime story
Of the fairy
River Boy
Who swims forever,
Deep in treasures,
Necklaced in
A coral toy.
Today is the 70th anniversary of the murder of Emmett Till. To read more about Emmett Till, click here.
"The Death of Emmett Till" is a folk song that Bob Dylan wrote and sang. To read the lyrics of that song, click here. Listen now to Bob Dylan singing 'The Death of Emmett Till" in the music video below.
