Emmett Till

Emmett Till Mother

1921

Emmett Till Mother is 81 years old she was born November 23, 1921.
She died January 6, 2003.
Born in Mississippi, Till-Mobley moved with her parents to the Chicago area during the Great Migration. After her son's murder she became an educator and activist in the Civil Rights Movement.

Emmett Till Date Of Birth

Jul 25, 1941

Emmett Till Place Of Birth

Jul 25, 1941

Emmett Till was born in Chicago, IL

Emmett Till Education

1945

Emmet Till attended McCosh Elementary School.
He didn't attend junior high school or high school because he died at the age of 14.

Emmett Till Father

Jul 2, 1945

Louis Till was an American soldier.
He was born February 7,1922.
Louis Till died July 2,1945.

Emmett Till Contribution

1955

Emmett Till was murdered in August 1955 in a racist attack that shocked the nation and provided a catalyst for the emerging civil rights movement.

Emett Till Death

Aug 28, 1955

Emmett was killed in Mississippi at the age of 14, after being accused of offending a white woman in her family's grocery store.

Emmett Till Fun Fact

Aug 31, 1955

Three days after Emmett Till was kidnapped his body was discovered in the Tallahatchie River.