@hstry – Live Twitter re-enactment – The Murder of Emmett Till

HSTRY is a great tool for teachers and students to create interactive timelines with text, audio, video, and etc.

They have also begun leveraging Twitter as a digital storytelling platform to reenact famous historical events – tune in Wednesday (4th of February 2015) starting from 5pm EST via Twitter account @HstryOrg. They’ll be tweeting from the perspective of Moses Wright.

Live Twitter re-enactment – The Murder of Emmett Till

African-Amercian Month on HSTRY – February 2015

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To coincide with the launch of African-American History Month on Hstry, we have put together a timeline of the tragic event that was the Murder of Emmett Till. The timeline takes place through the eyes of Moses Wright, Emmett Till’s Great Uncle that did the unthinkable in testifying against the (white) murderers in court. His courage is testament to how we should make a stand against oppression whatever the fight and whoever we are. This may have been the first time an African American had stood in open court in the South and accused a white man of a crime — and lived.

Click below to see our featured timeline which follows the Murder of Emmett Till and make sure you see the event unfold on Wednesday starting from 5pm EST via the @HstryOrg Twitter account.

Timeline of the Month

T he Murder of Emmett Till

You, Moses Wright, live in the segregated South, where whites and African Americans don’t mix and where there are certain social norms to follow. Your great nephew, Emmett Louis "Bobo" Till, is visiting Chicago. All of a sudden, you hear banging on the door…

Twitter Timeline

L ive re-enactment

See the murder and court case unfold this coming Wednesday (4th of February 2015) starting from 5pm EST via our Twitter account @HstryOrg. We’ll be tweeting from the perspective of Moses Wright. This is not to be missed and a great way to engage your students in #BlackHistoryMonth.

Hstry Blog

Looking for different ways to use Hstry in your classroom? Make sure you read Claire’s (CAO of Hstry) latest blog post.
Before we launch our Twitter re-enactment on Wednesday, make sure to have a quick peek at our previous campaigns such as Paul Revere’s Midnight Ride and the Assassination of Franz Ferdinand.
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