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Emmett Till: A Sorrowful Event

Emmett Till: A Sorrowful Event. Lisa Thongmanivong Danielle Osoteo Gabrielle Carbonell. The Beginning of it All. 14-year-old African American boy From Chicago Went to Mississippi visited relatives Went to a nearby store with friends Reportedly “flirting” with Carolyn Bryant.

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Emmett Till: A Sorrowful Event

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  1. Emmett Till: A Sorrowful Event Lisa Thongmanivong Danielle Osoteo Gabrielle Carbonell

  2. The Beginning of it All • 14-year-old African American boy • From Chicago • Went to Mississippi visited relatives • Went to a nearby store with friends • Reportedly “flirting” with Carolyn Bryant

  3. Abducted & Brutal Death • 2 a.m., by Rob Bryant, and John Milam  • Tortured, Shot, Thrown in river • Found 3 days later, unrecognized 

  4. Open Casket Funeral • His mother wanted Open Casket • Displayed Till’s deformed face • Mother wanted to show her experience of how racism impacted her life

  5. Court • September 19, Till’s murder and kidnapping trial took place • Suspects were acquitted of all charges on September 23 • Court, all white men • Lasted 1 hour • January 1956, Bryant and Milam admit to committing the crime for a story in a magazine

  6. Aftermath • Emmett Till lived from July 25, 1941- August 28, 1955 • Catalyst to civil rights • event very brutal & significant  • gained a lot of attention • racism • child’s death

  7. The Return of the Case • FBI looked back into Till’s case in 2004 • Questioned Carolyn Bryant (73 years old) • Not enough evidence • Case disclosed 2 years later

  8. Works Cited • "Emmett Till.” http://www.biography.com/people/emmett-till-507515. 6Sep. 2013. • Borgna Brunner "The Murder of Emmett Till" http://www.infoplease.com/spot/bhmjustice5.html 6 Sept 2013 • "FBI releases Emmett Till autopsy" usatoday30.usatoday.com 6 Sept 2013

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