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Emmett Louis Till was born in Chicago,Illinois to Mamie Carthan and Louis Till.
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Louis Till (Emmett's father) dies in Italy, and gives Emmett his Signet ring (which will soon later identify Emmett)
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When Emmett was five he was diagnosed with Polio.
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Emmett goes down south to visit his uncle, Mose Wright.
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Emmett and a group of boys go to Bryant's Grocery Store. The boys dare Emmett to go into the store and flirt with the owner's wife Carolyn Bryant. On the way out of the store he wolf-whistled at Carolyn.
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Roy Bryant and his brother in-law J.W. Milliam kiddnap Emmett from his uncles house in the middle of the night. Then take him to a barn and beat him up then shot him in the head. Then dumped his body in the Tallahatchie River.
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Emmett's body was found by some man who was fishing in the Tallahatchie River. At first the man thought his body was just a log floating down the river but then noticed that it was a body.
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Emmett's mom had his body sent back to Chicago so she can see her son one last time.
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Roy Bryant and J.W. Milliam are found not guilty of murdering Emmett. Despite the evidence that was found that showed that they committed murder.
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Look Magazine publishes Roy Bryant and J.W. Milliam's confessions.
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Jet Magazine publishes a photo of Emmett's body after it was found in the river. For his 40th Anniversary.
