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Emmett Till Research Paper Equality and civil rights come with a price. A price that has been paid through the centuries due to racism. Black men and women have been dealing with racism for centuries. Emmett Till's case may have been just one of thousands of similar cases, but it was one of the most famous cases of racism seen in the public eye. The circumstances of Emmett Till’s life, murder, and the trial that followed had rallied momentum for the civil rights movement. Emmett Till had lived a normal life for an African American kid in his time period, until his unfortunate, early death. Emmett Louis "Bobo" Till was born in Chicago, Illinois to Louis and Mamie Till on July 25th, 1941 (PBS). In 1942, Louis Till and Mamie Till separated. A year later, Louis Till was drafted …show more content…

While visiting his family on summer vacation in Money, Mississippi, Emmett Till went to Bryant’s Grocery and Meat Market. Once known for being the heart and drive of the town, it is now known as the site of Till’s fatal crime of wolf-whistling at Carolyn Bryant, the white shopkeeper’s wife. (Lowery) Rob Bryant (Carolyn's husband) and his half-brother J.W. Milam kidnapped Till from Moses Wright's home and brought him to a shed. There, they brutally beat him, shot him in the head, wrapped his body in barbed wire, fastened a large metal fan around his neck and pushed his body into the Tallahatchie River. (Baker). Emmett Till's corpse was pulled from the Tallahatchie three days later, being identified from the ring on his ring with the initials L.T. inscribed into it. (PBS). Roy Bryant and his accomplice W. Milam found a safe-haven for their crimes in the concept of protecting Carolyn Bryant’s honor. (Edmonds). Mamie Till, the mother of Emmett Till, chose to not mourn her son in private, but rather exposed her son to the world and allowed society to recognize the extreme racism and mistreatment inflicted on Blacks.

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