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Emmett Till was an only child raised by his single mother. He went to visit his great uncle, supposedly whistled at the owners wife while at a grocery store, and then was kidnapped, beaten, and left for dead. It's obvious he didn't realize the dangers of doing such an act (whistling) in the town he was visiting (Mississippi). 

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These two men went to Emmett's uncle's house where he was staying, took him from his house, beat him to death, and then dragged him into the Tallahatchie River.

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Mamie Till (Emmett's mother) had his body shipped back to Chicago where she had an open casket funeral, where she left the casket open for 5 days. Thousands came to the funeral. I think that this represents the disgust that she felt over what happened. This was a racial attack- and she was a sheepdog by taking these strides to show everyone what they did and demand change.

Emmett Till’s mother was quoted as saying
“let the world see what has happened,
because there is no way I could describe
this.” (from powerpoint)