Tallahatchie County Courthouse in Charleston

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The Tallahatchie County Courthouse in Charleston is a historic Mississippi courthouse best known as one of the sites associated with the Emmett Till murder trial in 1955.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf county courthouse
courthouse
historic building
architecturalType courthouse
associatedWith American civil rights history
Emmett Till
racial justice in the United States
category Buildings and structures in Tallahatchie County, Mississippi
Civil rights movement landmarks in Mississippi
Courthouses in Mississippi
city Charleston
country United States
county Tallahatchie County
eventLocation 1955 Emmett Till trial-related hearings
Emmett Till murder trial proceedings
hasAlternativeName Tallahatchie County Courthouse (Charleston)
hasCulturalSignificance symbol of the Emmett Till case legacy
hasFunction administrative center for Tallahatchie County government
judicial center for Tallahatchie County
hasHistoricalPeriod Civil Rights Movement era
hasName Tallahatchie County Courthouse
heritageDesignation historic courthouse
locatedIn Charleston, Mississippi
Mississippi
Tallahatchie County, Mississippi
United States
notableFor association with the Emmett Till murder trial
partOf Tallahatchie County court system
servesAs seat of government of Tallahatchie County
significantYear 1955
state Mississippi
subjectOf Emmett Till historical documentaries
civil rights history studies
tourismAttractionType civil rights history site
heritage tourism site
usedFor county government offices
court proceedings

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Tallahatchie County, Mississippi hasLegalVenue Tallahatchie County Courthouse in Charleston
Tallahatchie County Courthouse in Charleston hasAlternativeName Tallahatchie County Courthouse (Charleston)
linked to: Tallahatchie County Courthouse in Charleston
Tallahatchie County, Mississippi hasCourthouse Tallahatchie County Courthouse in Charleston