Black History Month

So Many Tears: The Most Devastating Moments in Black History

Amber McKynzieFebruary 13, 2013November 15, 2017

Emmett Till

Emmett Till (Wikimedia)

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Martin Luther King Jr. Memphis

Malcolm X rushed to Columbia Presbyterian Hospital after his assassination.

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Emmett Till

Addie Mae Collins, 14, Cynthia Wesley, 14, Carole Robertson, 14 and Denise McNair, 11.

Missing poster released for civil rights' workers, James Earl Chaney, Andrew Goodman and Michael Schwerner

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One of James Byrd, Jr.'s only remaining pictures.

Tupac and the Notorious B.I.G. together as friends.

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A memorial is set up for Sean Bell on the streets of New York.

More than one million people sat homeless after Haiti's 7.0 earthquake.

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Amber McKynzie

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