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Emmit Till’s murder impact on the Civil Rights Movement

Emmit Till’s murder impact on the Civil Rights Movement. Thesis!!. The murder Of Emmit Till had a significant impact on Civil Rights Movement. The murder Of Emmit Till had a significant impact on Civil Rights Movement. Reasons. The murder enraged Blacks in the north and south.

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Emmit Till’s murder impact on the Civil Rights Movement

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  1. Emmit Till’s murder impact on the Civil Rights Movement

  2. Thesis!! • The murder Of Emmit Till had a significant impact on Civil Rights Movement. The murder Of Emmit Till had a significant impact on Civil Rights Movement.

  3. Reasons • The murder enraged Blacks in the north and south. • Emmit’s trial attracted attention world-wide. • Emmit Till’s murder attracted the attention of the NAACP along with the help of his mother.

  4. People in the south added to the civil rights movement. • Seeing what had happened to Emmit Till people in the south joined in the civil rights movement. • People in Mississippi started to convert themselves as well and join the civil rights movement. • Fearing from seeing Emmitt Tills Corpse the strength of the civil rights movement grew stronger

  5. Emmitt Tills wrongful trial brought the need for retribution to the civil rights movement. • The acquittal of Emmitt Till’s murderers enraged blacks in the south. • The murder was promoted as a “lynching” • All white jury had acquitted the Murderers making people even angrier.

  6. The NAACP and Emmitt Tills mother added to the Movement. • The NAACP supported Emmitt Till’s murder calling it unrighteous. • The NAACP and Emmitt's mother tried many times to reopen the case. • Emmitt's mother went around the world telling people of the horrible tragedy of her son.

  7. Conclusion • The Murder of Emmitt Till was significant factor in the Civil Rights Movement.

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