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Emmett Till

  • Mamie Till was born

    Mamie Till was born
    Mamie Till was Emmett Till's mother, she was born on November 23rd in 1921 in Webb Mississippi and died on January 6th 2003. She was an only child.
  • Louis Till was born

    Louis Till was born
    Louis Till was Emmett Tills father who was born in 1922 and died on July 2nd in 1945. He was an American Soldier and cnvicted rapist and murderer.
  • Emmett Till was born

    Emmett Till was born
    On July 25th in 1941 Emmett Louis "Bobo" Till was born to father Louis and mother Mamie Till. He was born in Chicago's Cook County Hospital.
  • Louis and Mamie seperate

    Louis and Mamie seperate
    It is said that Louis and Mamie seperate because Louis has attacked Mamie violently and she defended herself by throwing boiling water at him.
  • Emmett Till arrives in Money Mississippi

    Emmett Till arrives in Money Mississippi
    Emmett Till arrived in Money Mississippi from his home town. Chicago, to visit with his great uncle, Moses Wright.
  • Emmett Till went to the store

    Emmett Till went to the store
    He went to the store with some friends and went in to buy bubble gum. It is said he has wolf whistled at a white woman in the store.
  • Emmett Till was Murdered

    Emmett Till was Murdered
    Emmett Till was taken out of his house, they made him carry a fan to the bank, made him strip and they nearly beat him to death, ripped his eyes out, shot him in head, then they tied something to his foot and drowned him.
  • Suspects arrested

    Suspects arrested
    J. W. Milam and Roy Bryant are arrested on kidnapping charges in LeFlore County when he disappeared. They are put in jail and held without bond.
  • Emmett Till's body was discovered

    Emmett Till's body was discovered
    Emmett Till's body was found in the river. His great uncle indentified it as him by the ring he was wearing, which said l.t.
  • Emmett Till's Funeral.

    Emmett Till's Funeral.
    Emmett Till had a funeral and tens of thousands of people showed up. His mother decided to have an open casket.
  • Emmett's murderes are taken into court.

    Emmett's murderes are taken into court.
    A Mississippi grand jury charged Roy Bryant and his half-brother J. W. Milam with Till’s murder but neither of them faced further charges.
  • Emmett Till was diagnosed with Polio

    Emmett Till was diagnosed with Polio
    When Emmett Till was 5 years old, he was diagnosed with a disease called polio which is a disease that affects the nerves of the spine.