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The trial began in September of 1955. The all white and male jury acquitted the men of any accusations.

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Till was kidnapped by gunpoint four days later. He was then beat and one of his eyes were gouged out. He was taken to Tallahatchie River and he was tied with barbed wire to a large metal fan and dumped into the river.

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Till was accused by a lady of whistling at her at a grocery store. Three men then kidnapped and brutally beat and killed him. His mother leaves his casket open to show the unfair brutality of the murder.

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This did not get picked up by a specific group but the incident helped spread the word of the severe racism that was occuring.

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A young boy from illinois died at age 14 in Minnesota under false accusations.

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“Emmett Till.” Biography.com, A&E Networks Television, 28 Aug. 2018, www.biography.com/people/emmett-till-507515.

“Emmett Till Is Murdered.” History.com, A&E Television Networks, www.history.com/this-day-in-history/the-death-of-emmett-till.

Ray, Michael. “Emmett Till.” Encyclopædia Britannica, Encyclopædia Britannica, Inc., 8 Oct. 2018, www.britannica.com/biography/Emmett-Till.

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Jet magazine and the Chicago Defender published graphic images of Emmett's sadly, unrecognizable corpse. The media saw the pictures and was appalled.

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The after math caused many americans to be outraged over how severe of a punishment Till had received. His mother then had his funeral and left the casket open to show everyone how Emmett was no longer even recognizable.

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Carolyn Bryant, the woman in the store, has since been accused of lying about the situation. The three men have not be tried again because of double jeopardy law and they have all passed since then.

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Emmett Till grew up in Chicago illinois and recurrently visited his relatives in minnesota.

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Emmett Till will always live on as an unjust killing. The 14 year old boy deserved many things and his family suffered from his unexpected deat