Money, Mississippi
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Money, Mississippi is a small unincorporated community in the Mississippi Delta best known as the site of Emmett Till’s 1955 abduction, a pivotal event in the American civil rights movement.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Money, Mississippi canonical | 3 |
| Bryant's Grocery and Meat Market in Money, Mississippi | 1 |
Statements (33)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf | unincorporated community ⓘ |
| associatedWithPerson |
Carolyn Bryant Donham
NERFINISHED
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Emmett Till NERFINISHED ⓘ Roy Bryant NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| civilRightsSignificance | catalyst for national outrage over racial violence ⓘ |
| climate | humid subtropical climate ⓘ |
| country | United States of America ⓘ |
| educationDistrict | Greenwood-Leflore Consolidated School District NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| elevation | approximately 135 feet ⓘ |
| governanceForm | unincorporated (no municipal government) ⓘ |
| hasAreaCode | 662 ⓘ |
| hasLandmark |
Bryant’s Grocery and Meat Market site
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Emmett Till historical marker ⓘ |
| hasPostalCode | 38954 ⓘ |
| historicalEvent |
location of Bryant’s Grocery and Meat Market
ⓘ
site of Emmett Till’s kidnapping on August 28, 1955 ⓘ |
| knownFor |
abduction of Emmett Till in 1955
ⓘ
role in American civil rights movement ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Leflore County, Mississippi
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Mississippi Delta NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedInCountySubdivision | East Leflore County NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedInTimeZone | Central Time Zone ⓘ |
| locatedNear | Greenwood, Mississippi NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedOn | Tallahatchie River NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| memorialization | subject of multiple historical markers about Emmett Till ⓘ |
| namedAfter | Hernando DeSoto Money NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableYear | 1955 ⓘ |
| partOf | Mississippi Delta region NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| populationCharacteristic | small rural community ⓘ |
| regionType | agricultural area dominated by cotton fields ⓘ |
| servedByRailway | former Yazoo and Mississippi Valley Railroad NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| state | Mississippi ⓘ |
| transportationType | road access via local county roads ⓘ |
Referenced by (4)
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this entity surface form:
Bryant's Grocery and Meat Market in Money, Mississippi