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The Murder of Teenager Emmett Till
Emmett Till was brutally murdered on August 28, 1955, at the age of fourteen, for allegedly whistling at a white woman while visiting in Money, Mississippi, with friends. The woman's husband and his friends kidnapped Till, beat and shot him, and tossed his body into the Tallahatchie River where it was discovered three days later. He could only be identified by a ring on his finger. The decision by Till's mother, Mamie Till-Bradley, to have his body returned to their home in Chicago and her insistence in having an open casket resulted in bringing national attention to social conditions within the country. Published photos of Till created a global uproar for change and an end to discrimination and white supremacy. |