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Emmett till

Emmett Till

By holman7
  • Emmett Till's Birthday

    Emmett Till's Birthday

    Emmett Till was born July 25, 1941.
  • Polio Diagnosis

    Polio Diagnosis

    He was diagniosed with polio at age 5, so he had a slight stutter.
  • Gifts and Trips to Mississippi

    Gifts and Trips to Mississippi

    Emmett was given a ring by his mother engraved with his father's initials on it right before he went to Mississippi to visit his uncle.
  • Whistling at White Women

    Whistling at White Women

    Emmett Till was at the local gas station getting something for his uncle and as a white lady walked out of the store he whistled at her and said 'bye bye, baby.'
  • The Death of Emmett Till

    The Death of Emmett Till

    Eight days after whistling to the white lady two men came and found Emmett and violently and brutally killed him.
  • Lost and Found

    Lost and Found

    They found Emmett Till's body floating dead in the river.
  • Funeral

    Funeral

    Emmett Till's mother had an open casket funeral for her son, so the public could see what the two men did to him.
  • a country in shock

    a country in shock

    After the whole country has heard Emmett Till's story the whole country was in shock, by the juries choice.
  • Milam and Bryant's accusal

    Milam and Bryant's accusal

    J W Milam and Roy Bryant were sent to court for the murder of Emmett Till. Milam and Bryant are accused in front of the jury of going to Till’s house and murdering him.
  • Acquitted Murder

    Acquitted Murder

    the two men are acquitted for the murder of Emmett Till. Meaning the trial is over.
  • Charges

    Charges

    Milam and Bryant are released on bond with pending murder charges.
  • Admitting the Truth

    Admitting the Truth

    the men admit to murdering Emmett Till but no charges will be held against the two.
  • Going Public

    Going Public

    These two men told the whole story of how they beat and killed Emmett Till to "Look Magazine" for 4,000 dollars.
  • Milam's Dead

    Milam's Dead

    He died of bladder cancer
  • one more killer dies

    one more killer dies

    Roy Bryant dies in Mississippi of cancer.
  • citation

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    Springen, Karen. "Emmett Till Ring." Newsweek 25 Jan. 2005: n. pag. Web. 12 May 200 Ives, Frank, and Jonathan Lydon. "Trial for Till." Discover Aug. 2005: 16-17. PsycINFO. Web. 15 Mar. 2006. Gelb, Norman. "Milam and Bryant." Smithsonian May 2003: n. pag. Web. 3 Apr. 2005