Money, Mississippi, United States
E227137
Money, Mississippi, United States, is a small rural community in the Mississippi Delta best known as the site of the 1955 lynching of Emmett Till, a pivotal event in the American civil rights movement.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Money, Mississippi, United States canonical | 2 |
Statements (45)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
census-designated place
ⓘ
unincorporated community ⓘ |
| areaCode | 662 ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
Bryant's Grocery and Meat Market
ⓘ
Louis Till ⓘ
surface form:
Emmett Till
|
| category |
Mississippi placenames associated with African American history
ⓘ
Unincorporated communities in Leflore County, Mississippi ⓘ Unincorporated communities in Mississippi ⓘ |
| characteristic |
predominantly agricultural surroundings
ⓘ
small rural community ⓘ |
| civilRightsEra | site of early catalyst event of modern civil rights movement ⓘ |
| civilRightsSignificance | sparked national outrage after Emmett Till case ⓘ |
| climate | humid subtropical climate ⓘ |
| country |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| countySeatNearby |
Greenwood, Mississippi, United States
ⓘ
surface form:
Greenwood, Mississippi
|
| demographicPattern | majority African American surrounding area ⓘ |
| distanceTo Clarksdale, Mississippi | approximately 49 miles southeast ⓘ |
| distanceTo Greenwood, Mississippi | approximately 10 miles north ⓘ |
| economy | cotton farming historically important ⓘ |
| elevation | approximately 135 feet above sea level ⓘ |
| GNIS feature ID | 673541 ⓘ |
| governingBody | Leflore County authorities ⓘ |
| hasLandmark | site of Bryant's Grocery and Meat Market ⓘ |
| historicalEvent |
Murder of Emmett Till
ⓘ
surface form:
kidnapping of Emmett Till on August 28, 1955
Murder of Emmett Till ⓘ
surface form:
murder of Emmett Till in 1955
|
| jurisdiction |
State of Mississippi law
ⓘ
United States federal law ⓘ |
| knownFor |
lynching of Emmett Till in 1955
ⓘ
role in the American civil rights movement ⓘ |
| locatedAlong | Mississippi Highway 7 ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Leflore County
ⓘ
surface form:
Leflore County, Mississippi
North Mississippi Delta ⓘ
surface form:
Mississippi Delta
|
| locatedOn | Tallahatchie River ⓘ |
| mediaCoverage | featured in documentaries about Emmett Till ⓘ |
| memorialization | historical markers related to Emmett Till case nearby ⓘ |
| namedFor |
Hernando de Soto
ⓘ
surface form:
Hernando DeSoto Money
|
| partOf | Greenwood micropolitan area ⓘ |
| populationTrend | declining population since mid-20th century ⓘ |
| postalCode | 38945 ⓘ |
| railroadHistory | once a stop on the Yazoo and Mississippi Valley Railroad ⓘ |
| region |
North Mississippi Delta
ⓘ
surface form:
Mississippi Delta region
|
| state | Mississippi ⓘ |
| timeZone |
Central Time Zone
ⓘ
surface form:
Central Standard Time
|
| timeZoneDST |
Central Time Zone
ⓘ
surface form:
Central Daylight Time
|
| transportation | served by railroad historically ⓘ |
Referenced by (2)
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