THE DEATH OF EMMETT TILL Flashcards
How old was Emmett Til?
14 years old
Where was Till from?
Chicago, he was a northerner
Why did Till travel to the south?When?
He was visiting his relatives in the town MONEY, MISSISSIPPI in 1955
What was the reason for Emmett Till’s death?When
In 1955 Till’s friends dared him to go into BRYANT’S GROCERY AND MEAT SHOP to talk to the owners wife Carolyn Bryant
What actually happened in the story of Emmett till?
Till brought gum and Carolyn Bryant claimed he touched her despite his friends saying he just whistled from OUTSIDE the store
When did Till visit the shop?
*24th august 1955,
What happened after Till left the store?
4 days later, in the middle of the night Till gets dragged out of his uncles house by Carolyn’s husband and half brother who beat and shot Till and threw him in a river
What was the names of the men who mutilated Till?
Carolyn’s husband, ROY and ROY’s half brother J.W MILAM
What did Mamie Bradley do?
Insisted Till’s body to be sent to her in Chicago
And left his coffin open so people could see how badly they mutilated her child
What role did publicity have in the death of Emmett Till?
Photographs of Till were published and many AA and white people were shocked
ALSO the trial of BRYANT AND MILAM were widely recorded across America
Did BRYANT AND MILAM get convicted?
It took juts over an hour for an all white/male jury to find them not guilty
What was the reaction to BRYANT AND MILAM’S conviction?
Many Americans were angered by the lack of justice served especially when BRYANT AND MILAM gave a paid confessional to a magazine a few months later
Name 1 impact of THE DEATH OF EMMETT TILL
The whites in the north were disclosed to the extreme racism AA in the south faced=which increased the awareness to the problems AA faced
Name a 2nd impact of THE DEATH OF EMMETT TILL
It motivated many AA to take a more active role in fighting for change,
Many of Till’s AA age-mates identified with Till and went on to join the major CR’s protests of the 1960s
Name a 3rd impact of THE DEATH OF EMMETT TILL
The death of Emmett Till is considered to be a CATALYST for the civil rights movement
