Posted on 04/23/2014 8:38:32 PM PDT by 2ndDivisionVet
Tracy Martin wants his son, Trayvon, to be remembered as this century's Emmett Till, and have his death reawaken the nation's lagging civil rights movement.
"We want him to be known as that child of central Florida who galvanized the country," said Martin, who was a guest speaker at Nassau Community College on Wednesday.
"We would like to see his name in the history books of modern days, taking his place beside Emmett Till [though] Emmett Till has a legacy I don't think any African-American child will surpass."
Till, 14, was killed in Mississippi in 1955 after being accused of flirting with a white woman.
More than five decades after Till's lynching helped ignite the battle for civil rights, Trayvon was shot and killed in a confrontation with a neighborhood watchman while the teen was returning home from buying Skittles and Arizona iced tea....
(Excerpt) Read more at newsday.com ...
“Daddy Martin” simply cannot fathom going into the either world of forgotten famous “wannabees.” He want’s be be as famous as the other “race baiters;” Jessie and Ralph.
The grifters must be running low on cash.
And vote 93% for Democrats. Not exactly like the rest of America.
What a disgrace to Emmett Till.
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