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Emmett Till
American murder victim
Also known as: Emmett Louis Till
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Who was Emmett Till?
Who was Emmett Till?
What was Emmett Till accused of?
What was Emmett Till accused of?
How did Emmett Till die?
How did Emmett Till die?
What happened to Emmett Till’s killers?
What happened to Emmett Till’s killers?
How did Emmett Till’s murder impact the American civil rights movement?
How did Emmett Till’s murder impact the American civil rights movement?
Emmett Till (born July 25, 1941, Chicago, Illinois, U.S.—died August 28, 1955, Money, Mississippi) was an African American teenager whose murder catalyzed the emerging civil rights movement. Till was born to working-class parents on the South Side of Chicago. When he was barely 14 years old, Till took a trip to rural Mississippi to spend the summer with relatives. His mother, Mamie Till, knew Emmett to be a jokester accustomed to being the centre of attention, and she warned him that whites in the South could react violently to behaviour that was tolerated in the North. This animosity was exacerbated ...(100 of 767 words)