The murder of Emmet Till Flashcards
What year was Emmet Till murdered?
1955
How old was Emmet Till when he was murdered?
11
What was Emmett till dared to do which ended up getting him killed?
he was dead to start a conversation with the white till worker at a local shop and he flirted with her.
Who was the woman that Emmett till flirted with’s husband?
Roy Bryant
Which two people were key in the murder of Emmett till?
Roy Bryant and his half brother J.W Milam
Whose farm was Emmett till taken from?
Moose wrights farm
Where did Bryant and Milam and drive Emmett to and tortured him there?
And unused barn
when Emmett was killed, how did Bryant and Milam and dispose of it?
they tied him to a part of a cotton gin with barbed wire before throwing it into the Tallahatchie River
How long did it take for the body to be discovered and who found it?
A group of teenagers saw the body floating in a river which was three days after the murder
as MoseWright was a key witness in the trial, what challenges did he face and how did you overcome them?
The Klu Klux Klan had threatened his life so he had to go into the hiding but the NAACP tried to protect him
Why was it courageous for Moose to give his testimony?
it was courageous as it was the first time a black man had testified the guilt of a white man, and survived.
What was the conclusion of the trial?
That Miliam and Bryant were not guilty
how long did the trial take, and why?
The trial only took one hour, and some believe it only took that long because they stopped to have a Coca-Cola midway.
What did the jury say in late interviews?
The jury is acknowledged that million and Bryant was guilty but said that in life imprisonment or the death penalty were not fit punishments for whites who had killed a black boy
what did Bryant and Millan admit in an interview? what effect did this have?
They omitted that they had murdered and tortured Emmett till however still no punishment was received
