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.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Louis Till canonical | 2 |
| Emmett Till | 1 |
Statements (28)
| 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 ⓘ |
Referenced by (3)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
subject surface form:
Money, Mississippi
this entity surface form:
Emmett Till
subject surface form:
Mamie Till-Mobley