In this article, Otis W. Pickett reflects on when he first experienced Mississippi, and how the story of Emmitt Till’s death impacted him.
Author: Otis Pickett
Pickett is the Assistant Professor of History & Director of B.S.Ed. Program at Mississippi College. He is also interested in the history of education, race, incarceration and reconciliation in the U.S. South.
He is the Co-founder of Prison to College Pipeline Program: http://mc.edu/beacon/spring-2015/features/teaching-behind-bars
