Funeral Homes near Money
Indianola, MS 38751
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Indianola, MS 38751
Belzoni, MS 39038
Indianola, MS 38751
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Belzoni, MS 39038
Greenwood, MS 38930
Indianola, MS 38751
Indianola, MS 38749
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Winona, MS 38967
Greenwood, MS 38930
Indianola, MS 38749
Winona, MS 38967
Grenada, MS 38901
Winona, MS 38967
Greenwood, MS 38930
Belzoni, MS 39038
Belzoni, MS 39038
Greenwood, MS 38930
Greenwood, MS 38935
Ruleville, MS 38771
Facts about the city
Money is an unincorporated Mississippi Delta community in Leflore County, Mississippi, near Greenwood. It has a population of less than 100, down from 400 in the early 1950s when a cotton mill operated in the community. It is on a railroad line and located along the Tallahatchie River. It is part of the Greenwood, Mississippi micropolitan area and has the ZIP code 38945. It is notable for the 1955 lynching of 14-year-old Emmett Till by white men, an event that gained nationwide attention.
Money Obituaries
It was noted on June 17th, 2014 that Walter LeeDell Williams died in Money, Mississippi. Williams was 58 years old. Send flowers to express your sympathy and honor Walter LeeDell's life.
It was noted on May 22nd, 2013 that Mary Ann Rodgers (Holeman) perished in Cabot, Arkansas. Ms. Rodgers was 71 years old and was born in Money, MS. Send flowers to express your sorrow and honor Mary Ann's life.
History
He reportedly made suggestive remarks or whistled at (accounts differ) Carolyn Bryant, a white woman working at her husband's store, Bryant's Grocery. Many southern historians suggest that the Emmett Till murder helped spark the Civil Rights Movement of the 1960s by capturing national attention to injustice. It was only Till's second time in the South. The community is part of the Greenwood, Mississippi Greenwood, Mississippi micropolitan area Statistical Area.
Money became infamous as a symbol in the US civil rights movement after Emmett Till, a 14-year-old native of Chicago, Illinois, was killed there while visiting relatives for the summer in 1955.
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