Roy Bryant
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Roy Bryant was a Mississippi shopkeeper whose accusation against Emmett Till and subsequent acquittal in Till’s 1955 lynching made him a central figure in one of the most infamous racially motivated murders in American history.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Roy Bryant canonical | 4 |
| J. W. Milam | 1 |
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
American shopkeeper
ⓘ
human ⓘ perpetrator of racial violence ⓘ |
| accusedOf |
kidnapping of Emmett Till
ⓘ
Murder of Emmett Till ⓘ
surface form:
murder of Emmett Till
|
| acquittedOf |
Murder of Emmett Till
ⓘ
surface form:
murder of Emmett Till
|
| associatedWith |
Money, Mississippi
ⓘ
surface form:
Bryant's Grocery and Meat Market in Money, Mississippi
Carolyn Bryant's accusation against Emmett Till ⓘ |
| causeOfNotoriety |
lynching of Emmett Till
ⓘ
racially motivated violence ⓘ |
| charge |
Murder of Emmett Till
ⓘ
surface form:
murder of Emmett Till
|
| confessedTo | participation in Emmett Till's killing in a 1956 magazine interview ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship | United States of America ⓘ |
| dateOfTrial | 1955 ⓘ |
| employer | Bryant's Grocery and Meat Market ⓘ |
| ethnicGroup | white American ⓘ |
| facedTrialIn | Emmett Till murder trial ⓘ |
| familyName | Bryant ⓘ |
| fullName | Roy Bryant self-link ⓘ |
| givenName | Roy ⓘ |
| hasRole |
accuser in the Emmett Till case
ⓘ
defendant in the Emmett Till murder trial ⓘ |
| historicalPeriod |
American civil rights movement
ⓘ
surface form:
Civil Rights Movement era
|
| impact | case became a catalyst for the Civil Rights Movement ⓘ |
| legacy | symbol of racial injustice in the American South ⓘ |
| legalOutcome | protected from retrial by double jeopardy after acquittal ⓘ |
| legalSystem |
Jim Crow laws
ⓘ
surface form:
Jim Crow legal system in Mississippi
|
| mediaCoverage | extensive national and international press in 1955 ⓘ |
| notableEvent |
Murder of Emmett Till
ⓘ
surface form:
Emmett Till lynching
|
| notableFor |
being acquitted by an all-white jury in 1955
ⓘ
central figure in a landmark civil rights era case ⓘ role in the Emmett Till case ⓘ |
| notableWork | involvement in the Emmett Till case ⓘ |
| occupation | shopkeeper ⓘ |
| participantIn |
Murder of Emmett Till
ⓘ
surface form:
kidnapping of Emmett Till
Murder of Emmett Till ⓘ
surface form:
murder of Emmett Till
|
| placeOfActivity |
Leflore County
ⓘ
surface form:
Leflore County, Mississippi
Tallahatchie County, Mississippi ⓘ |
| placeOfResidence | Money, Mississippi ⓘ |
| placeOfTrial | Sumner, Mississippi ⓘ |
| positionHeld | co-owner of Bryant's Grocery and Meat Market ⓘ |
| publicationMention | Look magazine interview about Emmett Till case ⓘ |
| race | white ⓘ |
| sexOrGender | male ⓘ |
| sibling | J. W. Milam ⓘ |
| significantEvent | Emmett Till's abduction from his great-uncle's home ⓘ |
| spouse | Carolyn Bryant ⓘ |
| verdict | acquitted ⓘ |
Referenced by (5)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
J. W. Milam