https://padlet.com/achann7066/8nholyzf3ekq en-us 2019-04-24 12:55:12 UTC 2019-04-26 13:00:10 UTC hello@padlet.com https://imgglb.padletcdn.com/v13/image?t=g_auto&url=https%3A%2F%2Fpadlet.net%2Ficons%2Fpng%2F1f468-1f9b1.png achann7066 https://padlet.com/achann7066/8nholyzf3ekq/wish/353709843 Emmett Louis Till was born in Chicago, Illinois on 25 July 1941. On the 28 of August 1955 in Money, Mississippi he was murdered.]]> 2019-04-24 12:58:26 UTC https://padlet.com/achann7066/8nholyzf3ekq/wish/353709843 achann7066 https://padlet.com/achann7066/8nholyzf3ekq/wish/353710476  While visiting family in Money, Mississippi, Emmett was murdered for allegedly flirting with a white woman, Carolyn Bryant. Abducted by the Bryant's brother and husband, Emmett was beaten, mutilated, shot, then thrown in the Tallahatchie River tied to a cotton gin fan with barbed wire. After Emmett's unidentifiable remains were discovered, his body was sent back to Illinois where his mother, Mamie Till, had an open-casket service to show the world what violent racism had done to her son. Jet , a Black magazine, photographed the disfigured body and published for the world to see. Mainstream media picked up the story and a case came soon after.  ]]> 2019-04-24 13:00:11 UTC https://padlet.com/achann7066/8nholyzf3ekq/wish/353710476 achann7066 https://padlet.com/achann7066/8nholyzf3ekq/wish/354075746 The NAACP used Emmett's story as a further push towards Civil Rights justice showing just how prominent racial injustice and terrorism was. Following the event of Emmett Till's murder, Rosa Parks refused to give up her seat to a white passenger. Her motive was said to be Emmett Till's story and the need for change. Revered Martin Luther King Jr. was also deeply impacted by the murder of Emmett Till. Using the outrage caused by Emmett's injustice, MLK and the NAACP would continue to fight for civil freedom and equality. On the 8th anniversary of Emmett Till's death, MLK delivered his famous "I Have A Dream" speech at the March on Washington.]]> 2019-04-25 12:34:08 UTC https://padlet.com/achann7066/8nholyzf3ekq/wish/354075746 achann7066 https://padlet.com/achann7066/8nholyzf3ekq/wish/354082677 https://nmaahc.si.edu/blog-post/emmett-tills-death-inspired-movement

https://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/the-death-of-emmett-till

https://www.britannica.com/topic/Fourteenth-Amendment

https://www2.gwu.edu/~erpapers/teachinger/glossary/naacp.cfm

https://www.famous-trials.com/emmetttill]]> 2019-04-25 12:54:03 UTC https://padlet.com/achann7066/8nholyzf3ekq/wish/354082677 achann7066 https://padlet.com/achann7066/8nholyzf3ekq/wish/354083480 Fourteenth-
All persons born or naturalized in the United States, and subject to the jurisdiction thereof, are citizens of the United States and of the state wherein they reside. No state shall make or enforce any law which shall abridge the privileges or immunities of citizens of the United States; nor shall any state deprive any person of life, liberty, or property, without due process of law; nor deny to any person within its jurisdiction the equal protection of the laws.]]> 2019-04-25 12:55:59 UTC https://padlet.com/achann7066/8nholyzf3ekq/wish/354083480 achann7066 https://padlet.com/achann7066/8nholyzf3ekq/wish/354419685 The NAACP is a civil rights organization composed of multi-racial activists founded on the 12th of February 1909 by activist W.E.B. Dubois. They played a large role in the Civil Rights Movement and the fight for equality.]]> 2019-04-26 12:24:16 UTC https://padlet.com/achann7066/8nholyzf3ekq/wish/354419685 achann7066 https://padlet.com/achann7066/8nholyzf3ekq/wish/354425994 2019-04-26 12:43:47 UTC https://padlet.com/achann7066/8nholyzf3ekq/wish/354425994 achann7066 https://padlet.com/achann7066/8nholyzf3ekq/wish/354427648 The strategies used by the NAACP include: legal challenges, demonstrations, economic boycotts, and most importantly non-violent approach.]]> 2019-04-26 12:48:17 UTC https://padlet.com/achann7066/8nholyzf3ekq/wish/354427648 achann7066 https://padlet.com/achann7066/8nholyzf3ekq/wish/354430538 The jury of white male judges ruled that Rob Bryant and J.W. Milam were not guilty  Enraging, many across the country.]]> 2019-04-26 12:55:56 UTC https://padlet.com/achann7066/8nholyzf3ekq/wish/354430538