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Louis Till (February 7, 1922 – July 2, 1945) was an African American GI during World War II. After enlisting in the United States Army following trial for domestic violence against his estranged wife Mamie Till, and having chosen military service over jail time, Till was court-martialed on two counts of rape and one count of murder during the ...
Nov 15, 2023 · Published November 15, 2023. Louis Till was executed in Italy after a court-martial found him guilty of raping two women and murdering another while serving in the U.S. Army during World War II, but it's long been debated whether he was truly guilty or unfairly targeted because of his race.
Nov 12, 2016 · A decade prior, his father, Louis Till, was hanged after being convicted of rape and murder, but writer John Edgar Wideman believes he may have been framed.
Jan 20, 2022 · ABC News. While most people know the story of Emmett Till's brutal murder, the death of his father, Louis Till, is much less well-known. "Louis died before he could see what would happen to his son.
Feb 29, 2020 · Perhaps, had the untold lynching of Emmett Till and father come earlier, it could have saved 4,000 other lynching victims, mostly African Americans. The measure was approved 410 to 4 on Wednesday ...
Dec 14, 2016 · Louis Till was Emmett’s father, an abusive husband who did not really know his son. Ten years before Emmett was murdered by Mississippi racists, 23-year-old Louis Till was executed by a...
Oct 28, 2022 · Although Emmett’s killers were never convicted, his name and face are still evoked in the ongoing struggle for equality. Their story is told in the new film Till. This is how Emmett Till’s ...
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