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Emmet Till

  • Birth

    Birth
    Emmet Till was born in Chicago on July 25 1941 and attened Mccosh Elementary School
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    Emmett Till

  • Emmett Till arrives at the train station in Grenada, Mississippi

    Emmett Till arrives at the train station in Grenada, Mississippi
  • Till is challeneged by his friends to try to holler at a white women at a grocery store

    Till is challeneged by his friends to try to holler at a white women at a grocery store
  • The woman tells her husband (Roy Bryant) and him and his half brother plan their brutal murder on Emmett Till

    The woman tells her husband (Roy Bryant) and him and his half brother plan their brutal murder on Emmett Till
  • Till is kidnapped from the relatives home whipped and sho tin the head. Till is then tied to a large metal fan and put in the Tallahatchie rivier

    Till is kidnapped from the relatives home whipped and sho tin the head. Till is then tied to a large metal fan and put in the Tallahatchie rivier
  • Witnesses are presented in the trial

    Witnesses are presented in the trial
    The state rests in the Emmett Till Murder trial. The defense begins presenting its witnesses. Carolyn Bryant testifies outside the presence of the jury. Sheriff Strider testifies that he thought the body pulled out of the river had been there "from ten to fifteen days," far too long to be that of Till. An embalmer testifies that the body was "bloated beyond recognition."
  • Trial is reopened so that anyone who was involved will be prosecuted

    Trial is reopened so that anyone who was involved will be prosecuted