In 2003, Mamie Till-Mobley published “Death of Innocence,” detailing the brutal murder of her son, Emmett Till, and how she used grief and an open casket to show the world the deadly consequences of white supremacy.
Here are four quotes that will remind you to honor the sacrifices of those before us - and to fight just as hard.
“God told me, ‘I have taken one from you, but I will give you thousands.'”
“It is not that I dwell on the past. But the past shapes the way we are in the present and the way we will become what we are destined to become. It is only because I have finally understood the past, accepted it, embraced it, that I can fully live in the moment. And hardly a moment goes by when I don’t think about Emmett, and the lessons a son can teach a mother.”
“With each day, I give thanks for the blessings of life—the blessings of another day and the chance to do something with it. Something good. Something significant. Something helpful. No matter how small it might seem. I want to keep making a difference.”
“We are only given a certain amount of time to do what we were sent here to do. You don’t have to be around a long time to share the wisdom of a lifetime. You just have to use your time wisely, efficiently. There is no time to waste.”