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Emmett Till
Emmett Till was a 14-year-old African-American boy who was brutally murdered in 1950s Mississippi for flirting with a white woman. Till's death was a pivotal catalyst in the U.S. Civil Rights Movement.
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What happens if you kill somebody?
If you killed somebody it would ruin your life and the person you killed would ruin their life and you would be put in jail for a long time if I were you I would not ever kill anybody that is very stupid.
Killing a person is probably illegal unless you kill that person to save your own life or that of another.
Intentionally killing a person without just cause is called murder. Killing a person accidentally is called manslaughter. There are various levels of mitigating circumstances used to determine what level of criminality you will be charged with. The key word is "criminality" and that means that you will have to pay for your crime.
What river was Emmett Till found in?
Three days after his murder, he was found in the Tallahatchie River in Mississippi. He had been brutally beaten, shot, and then tied down and thrown into the river.
Are there videos of Emmett Till's death?
There are no videos that show the death of Emmett Till. There exists, however, video footage of his funeral services.
What did Emmett Till do in the Civil War?
Emmett Till didn't do anything in the Civil War. He wasn't even alive when the Civil War occurred.
What high school did Emmett Till attend?
Emmett Till was never able to attend high school as he was killed at the age of 14. He was about to begin his eighth grade year following the summer break.
Emmett Till is currently buried at Oak Burr Cemetery in Alsip, Illinois.
Where is Juanita Milam from the Emmett Till case?
juanita milam is in her 80's and alive and well ..still living in misissippi..so is carolyn Bryant donham...who lives with her son frank in greenville Mississippi...both still refuse to talk about the emmitt till case ...
Why Emmett till important to the civil rights movement?
His murder & trial were the start of the Civil Rights Movement
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What was the name of the school that was named after Emmett till?
James McCosh Elementary School, where Till had been a student, was renamed the "Emmett Louis Till Math And Science Academy"
Is there a movie about Emmett Till?
Emmett Brown has: Played Browny in "Rafferty and the Gold Dust Twins" in 1975. Played Barber Shop Prisoner in "Harry and Walter Go to New York" in 1976. Performed in "The Golden Moment: An Olympic Love Story" in 1980. Played Mr. Dobson in "Rumble Fish" in 1983. Played Studio Guard in "Body Double" in 1984.
Are the people who killed Emmett till still alive?
The woman he whistled at is still alive. She has since remarried
Where did Emmett till and his family visit?
Till was visiting his Mississippi relatives on his two-week summer vacation.
