Emmett Till: A Story of Injustice

The Tragic Story

In 1955, 14-year-old Emmett Till was brutally murdered, igniting the Civil Rights Movement.

August 24, 1955

Emmett Till allegedly whistled at a white woman in Money, Mississippi.

August 28, 1955

Emmett was abducted, tortured, and murdered by Roy Bryant and J.W. Milam.

September 1955

Despite overwhelming evidence, an all-white jury acquitted his killers.