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Emmett's Bithdate
Emmett Till was born in Chicago, Illinois. -
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The Life Of Emmett Till
The life of a 14 year old shocked the nation with his muder in Money, Mississippi. His murder was a start to the Civil Rights Movement. -
Emmett in Childhood
When Emmett was five, he got polio, but survived it. -
Emmett in School
Emmett was one of the funniest kids at McCosh, according to his friend. -
The Last GoodBye
Was the last time Emmett till ever saw his mother Miss. Maime Till -
Money, Mississippi
Emmett arrives in Money, Mississippi. -
Bryant's Grocery and Meat Market
Emmett Till and a group of teenagers entered Bryant's Grocery and Meat Market to buy refreshments after a long day picking cotton in the hot afternoon sun. -
Bryan and Milam
August 28, 1955 approximately 2:30 in the morning, Roy Bryant, Carolyn's husband, and his half-brother J.W. Milam kidnapped Till from Moses Wright's home. -
Maime Till
Maime Till says the funeral must be open-cased. -
Funeral
Though it pained his mother, Maime Till, to see her son in a casket; she demanded for an open casket to "let the world see what has happened." -
The death of Emmett Till
Three Days later, his body was recovered from the bottom of the Tallahatchie River. -
Murder of Emmett Till
Somewhere in the time of January of 1956 Milam and Bryant admitted to the crime of kidnapping and killing Emmett Till but was protected by Double Law. -
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Trail
On September 19, the kidnapping and murder trial of Bryant and Milam began in Sumner, Mississippi. Five days later, on September 23, the all-white, all-male jury acquitted the two men of murder after deliberating for little over an hour. -
Charges
All charges of Bryant and Milam were dropped even though of all the evidence they had aganist them -
Citatons
“Emmett Till.” History.com A+E Networks. 2009. Web. 10 April 2014
Emmett, Till. Emmett Till head-shoulders portrait facing front. 1955. New York World-Telegram & Sun Collection. log.gov 1 photographic print. April 15, 2014
History.com Staff. “Emmett Till” History.com. A+E Networks, 2009. Web. April 14, 2014.
Emmett Till and his mother, Maime Bradly, head-and-shoulders portrait. ca,1950. Miscellaneous Items in High Demand. log.gov. 1 photographic print. April 15,2014
