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Emmett Till was born
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Emmett Till was born in Chicago Illinois
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Till grew up in a working class family and attended segregated schools all his life.
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Emmett Till died August 28, 1955 in Money, Mississippi
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one fact about his death is that he was accused of whistling at a white woman in a grocery store in the small town of Money, Mississippi.
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Till's death along with a few other incidents are labeled as the stepping stones for the black civil rights movement.
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The contributions the murder of Emmett Till made to the black community were that it raised awareness to brutality and treatment of the black community as a whole.
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Another fact about his death is that the two men accused of the murder were found innocent by a jury made of nothing but white people.
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Till changed society by giving blacks the confidence to step up and protect themselves and fight for the equal treatment that they deserve from America.
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Emmett Till influences my life today by helping me watch my actions and my attitude towards others to ensure my safety and prolong my life
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