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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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Emmett Till pictures at the age 14?

PICTURES OF EMMETT TILL AT 14.

hope i helped, jk. Ummm if you Google Emmett till pictures there's always this one of him.

Here's one:

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What injuries did Emmett Till have?

well i don't want to post them so email me at werthtyler@yahoo.com and I'll send you the answer.

What was the significance of the death of Emmett Till?

Till's murder focused national attention on civil rights abuses in the South and mobilized the Civil Rights Movement..

Who killed Emmett Till and why?

Roy Bryant killed Emmett louis till for whistling at his wife

How old was Emmett Till when he died?

Emmett Till was 14 years old when he died. He was born on July 25, 1941 and died on August 28, 1955.

Are the murderers of Emmett till dead?

Yes. Milam died of cancer in 1980 and Bryant in 1994 of the same cause.

Where did Emmett Till live?

Emmett Till lived in Chicago, Illinois with his mother before he traveled to Money, Mississippi where the tragic events that led to his death took place.

Where did Emmett Till die?

Emmett Till died in Money, Mississippi.

Why they kill Emmett till?

Emmett Till said "Bye, baby" to a Caucasian woman as he exited a store, which infuriated the woman's husband. The man killed Till for 'being disrespectful towards his wife'.

What day did Emmett Till die on?

Emmett Till died on Sunday, August 28, 1955.

What date did Emmett Till get murdered?

Emmett Louis Till was killed on November 22nd, 1955.

Is the killer of Emmett till still alive?

One of them are alive and one of them are deadbecause the one that is dead got murder and i know this is mean but i think that is funneh cause he should of got killed for killing some 14 year old that basecally didn't even do anything and the one that is alive OS getting ready to die cause he has lung cancer

your very welcome people =P

How did Emmett Till die?

Roy Bryant (husband of the wife Till flirted with) and his half-brother J.W. Milam took him to a barn, hit him multiple times with the end of a gun, gouged out one of his eyes, before shooting him through the head. The bullet caught him in the ear. They disposed his body in the Tallahatchie River by tying a 70 pound cotton gin fan to his neck with barbed wire.

Bryant and Milam were tried and acquitted because of a "lack of evidence". A year later, the murderers confessed to killing Till and published a description of how they killed Emmett Till in Look Magazine protected from punishment because of the double jeopardy part of our Constitution.

Where did Emmett Till travel to?

he travel to money Mississippi to spend the summer with them

Why was Emmett Till important?

Emmett Till was a 14 year-old African American boy who was murdered in Mississippi in 1955. He was killed by two white men after he whistled at the wife of one of the men in a store. The two men were put on trial, and they were not convicted. His story became a famous example of a racist murder. It happened right at the beginning of the Civil Rights Movement. His brutal murder, the trial of the two men who killed him, and the surrounding publicity helped to start the main part of the Civil Rights Movement.

Who was Emmett Till?

Emmett Louis Till was an African-American 14-year-old from Chicago, Illinois who was murdered after reportedly flirting with a white woman in Money, Mississippi in 1955. Emmett Till was an African-American boy who was murdered at the age of 14 by two white men after supposedly flirting with the wife of one of the men in Money, Mississippi. After his gruesome beating, where one of his eyes was gouged out, his mother insisted on his funeral being open casket to show the world the injustices that were being faced by African-Americans all over the country.

What Site of the battle that turned the tide of the war in the North's favor?

There are several answers to this question that placed the outcome of the Civil War in favor of the Union. Based on my readings on this, it seems that, although not known at the time, the Battle of Gettysburg is the battle that foretold the outcome of the war.

Robert E. Lee never again attempted to invade the North after this huge Confederate defeat.