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All Blog Posts Tagged 'blues' (11)

Just got some great publicity; feature posted to Google News & AP

Just got some great publicity on my civil rights books. Feature story on my work has been posted to Google News and AP. Susan Klopfer believes the long, sad chapter of American history surrounding the civil rights struggles of African Americans should never be forgotten. Using her journalistic talents, s… Continue

Added by Susan Klopfer on October 11, 2009 at 12:30pm — No Comments

Just when I thought I was done with my blog book .. Who Killed Emmett Till?

The Bryant grocery store in Money, Miss. More news on the death of Emmett Till's father, Pvt. Louis Till, and comments continue to flow in. Just posted a page of comments by a woman who lived in Chicago at the time of the funeral. Chicago Woman Remembers Murder of Emmett Till; Talks A… Continue

Added by Susan Klopfer on October 2, 2009 at 11:06am — No Comments

Just finished the last post of my blog book, Who Killed Emmett Till?; ready to morph it into an e-book

Site where a service station was stood in Glendora, Mississippi. Clinton Melton, a black service station attendant and family man who was not part of the civil rights movement, was killed while working there, a month after the Milam/Bryant trial in nearby Sumner. Melton was shot to death by a fri… Continue

Added by Susan Klopfer on September 28, 2009 at 3:00pm — No Comments

Blogging works! Just interviewed by the Christian Science Monitor

Just had a lengthy interview with SCM and article should come out Wednesday. Because I've been blogging my book, Who Killed Emmett Till, the reporter called on a story she's writing about civil rights education in Mississippi. The interview lasted about an hour and I was able to give her lots of history and background. Fingers are crossed! Meanwhile, post 16 is up.

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Added by Susan Klopfer on September 21, 2009 at 10:33am — 1 Comment

'There's Going To Be Hell to Pay in Mississippi.' Dr. T.R.M. Howard, black leader from Mound Bayou

Mississippi Delta Blues musicians mural painted on the outside of a Clarksdale, Tahoma County building. It was Wednesday, August 31, 1955 and Dr. T.R.M. Howard, a wealthy black leader in Mississippi – a man of great influence – was leaving Chicago where he had been doing organizing work for the Regiona… Continue

Added by Susan Klopfer on September 7, 2009 at 6:30pm — No Comments

Post 11; didn't meet my deadline, but I'm still having a wonderful time researching and learning

11th Post, Blog Book, Who Killed Emmett Till. Focuses on Mississippi Mau Mau, return of black WWII soldiers who become civil rights movement leaders -- Medgar Evers, Aaron Henry and Amzie Moore. Plus info on Nazi ties to Mississippi (Draper Fund). The source? A Rutgers University scholar, Dr. William Tucker, was unearthing sources of funding for academic research when he ran into a story about Mississippi that gave him a jolt. Plus .. If pundit Pat Buchanan believes that black soldiers have nev… Continue

Added by Susan Klopfer on August 29, 2009 at 5:06pm — No Comments

Who Killed Emmett Till? BlogBook continues ...

Now working on a blogbook chapter of Who Killed Emmett Till? -- about Dr. T.R.M. Howard, the Rev. George Lee, Regional Council of Negro Leadership (RCNL) and White Citizens' Council -- next post. I've got to work hard and fast because the anniversary of Emmett Till's death is tomorrow. At approximately 2 a.m. on the morning of August 28, 1955, this young Chicago school boy was kidnapped, tortured and killed in the Mississippi Delta. He "didn't know the rules," a woman from Drew once explained… Continue

Added by Susan Klopfer on August 28, 2009 at 2:32pm — No Comments

Eery Photo of Tallahatchie County Courthouse in Sumner, Mississippi

Was going through my photos and found this shot of the Tallahatchie County Courthouse. Actually, the county has two courthouses, one in Sumner and the other in Charleston. This is the courthouse where the trial of Milam and Bryant took place, the two men accused of murdering young Emmett Till. They were found innocent but later admitted to a Look Magazine reporter and gave their account of what took place. Here's an interesting… Continue

Added by Susan Klopfer on August 28, 2009 at 10:00am — 1 Comment

Blog Carnival: Classic Romance Revival

Classic Romance Revival Blog Carnival Over a dozen authors reveal their secrets about incorporating setting in their stories. My article covers the setting in my latest release,… Continue

Added by Jacquie Rogers on June 5, 2009 at 5:52pm — No Comments