Louis Till

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Louis Till was an African American man and U.S. Army private best known as the father of Emmett Till, whose life and controversial military death later drew renewed attention during the civil rights era.

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Louis Till canonical 2
Emmett Till 1

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Predicate Object
instanceOf United States Army soldier
human
causeOfDeath execution by hanging
child Emmett Till NERFINISHED
countryOfCitizenship United States of America
ethnicGroup Black Americans
surface form: African American
familyName Till NERFINISHED
givenName Louis NERFINISHED
hasInfluenceOn civil rights era discussions of Emmett Till’s family background
public debates about racial justice in the U.S. military
hasRole defendant in a U.S. Army court-martial
mannerOfDeath execution
memberOf United States Army NERFINISHED
militaryConflict World War II NERFINISHED
militaryRank private
name Louis Till NERFINISHED
notableFor being the father of Emmett Till
his controversial court-martial and execution by the U.S. Army
notableWork service in the United States Army during World War II
occupation soldier
partOf African American military history NERFINISHED
the broader history of the Emmett Till case
performerOf military service in the European Theater in World War II
placeOfBirth United States of America
sexOrGender male
spouse Mamie Till NERFINISHED
subjectOf historical and journalistic investigations into his court-martial
posthumous public controversy during the civil rights era

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Mamie Till-Mobley spouse Louis Till
Money, Mississippi, United States associatedWith Louis Till
subject surface form: Money, Mississippi
this entity surface form: Emmett Till
Mamie Till-Mobley insisted on open-casket funeral spouse Louis Till
subject surface form: Mamie Till-Mobley