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Emmett Till

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Detailed Information

Personal details and public facts.

Profession
Died
Aug 28, 1955
Zodiac
Leo
Born in
Chicago IL
About
African-American youth who was beaten and murdered for talking to 21-year-old Carolyn Bryant, a white woman, in 1955. His murder and subsequent trial were pivotal events in the instigation of the African-American Civil Rights Movement and were covered heavily in the 1987 Emmy award-winning series Eyes on the Prize.
Family
His mother Mamie Elizabeth Till insisted that he had a public funeral with an open casket to publicize his death.

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