The Tragic Story
In 1955, 14-year-old Emmett Till was brutally murdered, igniting the Civil Rights Movement.
In 1955, 14-year-old Emmett Till was brutally murdered, igniting the Civil Rights Movement.
Emmett Till allegedly whistled at a white woman in Money, Mississippi.
Emmett was abducted, tortured, and murdered by Roy Bryant and J.W. Milam.
Despite overwhelming evidence, an all-white jury acquitted his killers.