Murder of Emmett Till
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civil rights era event
documentary film
hate crime
historical event
lynching
person
racially motivated crime
The Murder of Emmett Till was the 1955 lynching of a Black teenager in Mississippi that became a catalyst for the modern American civil rights movement.
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| instanceOf |
civil rights era event
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documentary film ⓘ hate crime ⓘ historical event ⓘ lynching ⓘ person ⓘ person ⓘ person ⓘ person ⓘ person ⓘ racially motivated crime ⓘ |
| allegedWhiteWoman | Carolyn Bryant ⓘ |
| bodyDisposedIn | Tallahatchie River ⓘ |
| causeOfDeath | lynching ⓘ |
| commemoratedBy |
Emmett Till Interpretive Center
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historical markers in Mississippi ⓘ |
| country | United States of America ⓘ |
| date | 1955-08-28 ⓘ |
| dateOfBirth | 1941-07-25 ⓘ |
| director | Stanley Nelson Jr. ⓘ |
| era |
Jim Crow laws
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Jim Crow era
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| ethnicity | African American ⓘ |
| fullName |
Murder of Emmett Till
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Emmett Louis Till
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| hasVictim |
Murder of Emmett Till
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Emmett Till
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| impact | catalyst for the modern American civil rights movement ⓘ |
| influenced |
Montgomery bus boycott
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Student Nonviolent Coordinating Committee ⓘ
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Student Nonviolent Coordinating Committee activism
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| juryComposition | all-white male jury ⓘ |
| legalOutcome | acquittal of defendants by all-white jury ⓘ |
| location | Money, Mississippi, United States ⓘ |
| mediaCoverage | extensive national coverage in the United States ⓘ |
| methodOfKilling |
beating
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shooting ⓘ |
| mother | Mamie Till-Mobley ⓘ |
| motherDecision | Mamie Till-Mobley insisted on open-casket funeral ⓘ |
| perpetrator |
Roy Bryant
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surface form:
J. W. Milam
Roy Bryant ⓘ |
| photographicEvidence | open-casket funeral photographs ⓘ |
| placeOfBirth | Chicago, Illinois, United States ⓘ |
| recognizedAs | major turning point in U.S. civil rights history ⓘ |
| subjectOf |
Murder of Emmett Till
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The Murder of Emmett Till (2003 documentary film)
federal investigations into civil rights era crimes ⓘ |
| symbolOf |
brutality of Jim Crow segregation
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racial injustice in the United States ⓘ |
| tookPlaceIn |
Leflore County, Mississippi, United States
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Tallahatchie County, Mississippi, United States ⓘ |
| trialLocation | Sumner, Mississippi, United States ⓘ |
| triggeringAllegation | whistling at a white woman ⓘ |
| victimAge | 14 ⓘ |
| year | 1955 ⓘ |
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National Museum of African American History and Culture
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Murder of Emmett Till
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Emmett Till
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Emmett Till
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Emmett Louis Till
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The Murder of Emmett Till (2003 documentary film)
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Emmett Till
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Emmett Till
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Money, Mississippi
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kidnapping of Emmett Till on August 28, 1955
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Money, Mississippi
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Leflore County, Mississippi
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Tallahatchie County, Mississippi
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Tallahatchie County, Mississippi
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