Clinton Melton

Clinton Melton (HM1OSJ)

Location: Glendora, MS 38928 Tallahatchie County
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Country: United States of America
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N 33° 49.89', W 90° 17.844'

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The September 1955 acquittal of J.W. Milam and Roy Bryant for the murder of 14-year-old Emmett Till fueled further racial violence. Clinton
Melton was an outspoken black man who was gunned down here 2-1/2 months later by Milam's friend Elmer Kimball, allegedly over a dispute about filling up a gas tank. On the day before Kimball's trial in Sumner, Melton's widow, Beulah, was apparently forced off the road near Glendora and drowned in Black Bayou, leaving five children orphaned. Kimball was acquitted of Clinton Melton's murder.
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HM NumberHM1OSJ
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Placed ByState of Mississippi
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Date Added Friday, October 23rd, 2015 at 5:02pm PDT -07:00
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UTM (WGS84 Datum)15S E 750106 N 3746758
Decimal Degrees33.83150000, -90.29740000
Degrees and Decimal MinutesN 33° 49.89', W 90° 17.844'
Degrees, Minutes and Seconds33° 49' 53.4" N, 90° 17' 50.64" W
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Area Code(s)662
Which side of the road?Marker is on the right when traveling South
Closest Postal AddressAt or near Main St, Glendora MS 38928, US
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