Civil Rights By bigboppapoppa Aug 28, 1955 Emmet Till's Murder Emmett Till, a 14-year-old, was brutally murdered in Mississippi for allegedly whistling at a white woman. His death propelled the Civil Rights Movement by exposing racial violence and injustice.
Emmett Till, a 14-year-old, was brutally murdered in Mississippi for allegedly whistling at a white woman. His death propelled the Civil Rights Movement by exposing racial violence and injustice.