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1. www.pbs.org › wgbh › americanexperienceThe Murder of Emmett Till | American Experience | PBS

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   Emmett Till is buried at Burr Oak Cemetery. In Mississippi, a grand jury indicts Milam and Bryant for the kidnapping and murder of Emmett Till. They both plead innocent.

2. www.loc.gov › articles-and-essays › murder-of-emmett-tillThe Murder of Emmett Till | Articles and Essays | Civil ...

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   The murder of 14-year-old Emmett Till in 1955 brought nationwide attention to the racial violence and injustice prevalent in Mississippi. While visiting his relatives in Mississippi, Till went to the Bryant store with his cousins, and may have whistled at Carolyn Bryant.

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4. www.history.com › this-day-in-history › the-death-of-emmett-tillEmmett Till is murdered | August 28, 1955 | HISTORY

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   Feb 9, 2010 · On August 28, 1955, while visiting family in Money, Mississippi, 14-year-old Emmett Till, an African American from Chicago, is brutally murdered for allegedly flirting with a white woman four...

5. www.fbi.gov › history › famous-casesEmmett Till — FBI

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   The tragic 1955 murder of an African-American teenager in Mississippi shocks the nation.

6. www.britannica.com › biography › Emmett-TillEmmett Till | Death, Mother, Grave, & Facts | Britannica

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   Apr 16, 2024 · Emmett Till (born July 25, 1941, Chicago, Illinois, U.S.—died August 28, 1955, Money, Mississippi) African American teenager whose murder catalyzed the emerging civil rights movement. Till was born to working-class parents on the South Side of Chicago.

7. www.nytimes.com › article › who-was-emmett-tillWho Was Emmett Till? - The New York Times

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   Apr 27, 2023 · Here is a look at who he was, the outrage at his murder and the acquittal of his killers, and how he has shaped the civil rights movement in America. Emmett Till was 14 in 1955, when he was ...

8. www.nationalgeographic.com › history › articleHow Emmett Till’s murder catalyzed the U.S. civil rights movement

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   Oct 28, 2022 · On August 31, 1955, the mutilated body of 14-year-old Emmett Till was found floating in the Tallahatchie River. Beaten and murdered for allegedly whistling at a white woman, the teen was one of...