Mississippi Trial,1955: Natalie Cuarenta by Natalie Cuarenta https://padlet.com/ncuarenta868/7olymgpzkjf8q3lx One of the starts towards the Civil Rights Movement en-us 2022-03-29 16:02:50 UTC 2026-02-25 07:57:04 UTC hello@padlet.com 1947: Hiram's grandma died and he moved to Arizona with his parents. This is important because he was raised with his grandma and doesn't want to leave Greenwood or his Grandpa alnoe. ncuarenta868 https://padlet.com/ncuarenta868/7olymgpzkjf8q3lx/wish/2119693201 2022-03-29 16:06:53 UTC https://padlet.com/ncuarenta868/7olymgpzkjf8q3lx/wish/2119693201 1955: Hiram visited Greenwood after begging his dad to go. Hiram's grandpa had a stroke and that helped hiram's dad be convinced. He meets a boy named Emmett Till ncuarenta868 https://padlet.com/ncuarenta868/7olymgpzkjf8q3lx/wish/2119706419 2022-03-29 16:13:38 UTC https://padlet.com/ncuarenta868/7olymgpzkjf8q3lx/wish/2119706419 1955: Emmett Till is kidnapped and killed. This is important because it helped spark the civil rights movement. ncuarenta868 https://padlet.com/ncuarenta868/7olymgpzkjf8q3lx/wish/2119714282 2022-03-29 16:17:34 UTC https://padlet.com/ncuarenta868/7olymgpzkjf8q3lx/wish/2119714282 1955: Emmett Till's trial starts. This is important because the whole trial is known across the whole United States ncuarenta868 https://padlet.com/ncuarenta868/7olymgpzkjf8q3lx/wish/2119722473 2022-03-29 16:21:42 UTC https://padlet.com/ncuarenta868/7olymgpzkjf8q3lx/wish/2119722473 On August 28, 1955, while visiting family in Money, Mississippi, 14-year-old Emmett Till, an African American from Chicago, is brutally murdered for allegedly flirting with a white woman four days earlier. ncuarenta868 https://padlet.com/ncuarenta868/7olymgpzkjf8q3lx/wish/2119732632 2022-03-29 16:26:46 UTC https://padlet.com/ncuarenta868/7olymgpzkjf8q3lx/wish/2119732632 Roy Bryant and Milam were indicted for murder, and five attorneys from Sumner offered to defend the pair pro bono. The trial took place in September 1955 in Sumner at the Tallahatchie County Courthouse. Lasting only five days, the trial attracted spectators who filled the courtroom. ncuarenta868 https://padlet.com/ncuarenta868/7olymgpzkjf8q3lx/wish/2121352080 2022-03-30 12:22:42 UTC https://padlet.com/ncuarenta868/7olymgpzkjf8q3lx/wish/2121352080