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Emmet Emmet TillTill
Sam TaylorSam Taylor
Aaron EshmanAaron Eshman
Ann You Ann You
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Background information Emmet Louis Till
• Born in Chicago, July 25th, 1941, from his granduncle's home in Money.
• He was raised on Chicago’s South Side.
• A Chicago-born-and-bred African American .
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The murder of Emmett Till
• Kidnapped and killed on Aug. 28, 1955, by Roy Bryant and J.W. Milam.
• Three days after he was found dead in the Tallahatchie River.
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Aftermath• They had a trial to determine
whether Roy Bryant and J.W. Milam had murdered Emmett Till.
• The public outrage that followed Till's murder marked a turning point in American society and culture.
Word bankSegregation: The act of separating one group or race from
another
Barbarity : savage brutality or cruelty in actions or conduct.
Lynch : to execute without due process of law, especially to hang, as by a mob.
Miscarriage : a. bad administration; mismanagement
b. failure to attain the right or desired end
Grievance : a. an actual or supposed circumstance regarded as just cause for protest.
b. a complaint or protestation based on such a circumstance
Citation
• "Till, Emmett." Grolier Multimedia Encyclopedia. 2009. Grolier Online. 20 Oct. 2009 <http://gme.grolier.com/cgi-bin/article?assetid=0290058-0>.
• "murder of Emmett Till." American History. ABC-CLIO, 2009. Web. 20 Oct. 2009. <http://www.americanhistory.abc-clio.com>.
• "The Legacy of Emmett Till." American History. ABC-CLIO, 2009. Web. 20 Oct. 2009. <http://www.americanhistory.abc-clio.com>.
• Watson, Lisa. Murder of Emmett Till. 29 June 1998. Web. 27 Oct. 2009. <http://www.watson.org./~lisa/blackhistory/early-civilrights/Emmett.Html. >
