J. W. Milam
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J. W. Milam was one of the two white men who notoriously abducted and murdered Emmett Till in Mississippi in 1955, a case that became a catalyst for the Civil Rights Movement.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| J. W. Milam canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
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Target entity: J. W. Milam Context triple: [Roy Bryant, sibling, J. W. Milam]
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Floyd McKissick
Floyd McKissick was a prominent American civil rights attorney and activist who led the Congress of Racial Equality in the 1960s and later became a key advocate of Black economic empowerment and political participation.
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John Hardin
John Hardin was an American frontiersman and soldier of the late 18th century, known for his role in early Kentucky and Ohio Valley conflicts and for whom Hardin County, Kentucky, is named.
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Benjamin R. Milam
Benjamin R. Milam was a Texian military leader and early Texas Revolution figure best known for leading the assault that resulted in the capture of San Antonio from Mexican forces in 1835.
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John R. Hardin
John R. Hardin was an American figure notable enough in New Jersey history to be interred at Hackensack Cemetery in Hackensack, New Jersey.
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Marcus Wright
Marcus Wright is a central human-cyborg hybrid character in the film "Terminator Salvation," whose mysterious past and conflicted nature drive much of the movie’s plot.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
Target entity: J. W. Milam Target entity description: J. W. Milam was one of the two white men who notoriously abducted and murdered Emmett Till in Mississippi in 1955, a case that became a catalyst for the Civil Rights Movement.
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A.
Floyd McKissick
Floyd McKissick was a prominent American civil rights attorney and activist who led the Congress of Racial Equality in the 1960s and later became a key advocate of Black economic empowerment and political participation.
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B.
John Hardin
John Hardin was an American frontiersman and soldier of the late 18th century, known for his role in early Kentucky and Ohio Valley conflicts and for whom Hardin County, Kentucky, is named.
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C.
Benjamin R. Milam
Benjamin R. Milam was a Texian military leader and early Texas Revolution figure best known for leading the assault that resulted in the capture of San Antonio from Mexican forces in 1835.
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D.
John R. Hardin
John R. Hardin was an American figure notable enough in New Jersey history to be interred at Hackensack Cemetery in Hackensack, New Jersey.
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E.
Marcus Wright
Marcus Wright is a central human-cyborg hybrid character in the film "Terminator Salvation," whose mysterious past and conflicted nature drive much of the movie’s plot.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
American
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murderer ⓘ person ⓘ |
| associatedWithEvent | Emmett Till murder case NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| associatedWithMovement | American Civil Rights Movement NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| causeOfDeath | cancer ⓘ |
| chargedWith |
kidnapping of Emmett Till
ⓘ
murder of Emmett Till ⓘ |
| confessedTo | murder of Emmett Till ⓘ |
| confessionPublicationYear | 1956 ⓘ |
| confessionPublishedIn | Look magazine NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| connectedTo |
Mamie Till-Mobley
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
NAACP investigation of Emmett Till case ⓘ |
| coPerpetrator | Roy Bryant NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship | United States of America ⓘ |
| crimeDate | August 1955 ⓘ |
| crimeLocation |
Money, Mississippi
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Tallahatchie County, Mississippi NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| dateOfBirth | 1919 ⓘ |
| dateOfDeath | 1980 ⓘ |
| ethnicity | white American ⓘ |
| familyName | Milam NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| fullName | John William Milam NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| givenName | John NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| historicalSignificance | involvement in Emmett Till case helped galvanize the Civil Rights Movement ⓘ |
| juryType | all-white jury ⓘ |
| legacy | symbol of racist violence and injustice in the American South ⓘ |
| legalOutcome | acquitted of Emmett Till’s murder ⓘ |
| legalProtectionAtTimeOfConfession | double jeopardy ⓘ |
| mediaCoverage | extensive national and international press coverage in 1955 ⓘ |
| motiveAttributed |
desire to enforce white supremacist social norms in the Jim Crow South
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racism ⓘ |
| notableFor | murder of Emmett Till NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| occupation | farmer ⓘ |
| perpetrated |
abduction of Emmett Till
ⓘ
murder of Emmett Till ⓘ torture of Emmett Till ⓘ |
| placeOfBirth | Mississippi NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| placeOfDeath | Mississippi NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| raceRelatedViolence | yes ⓘ |
| residence | Mississippi NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| sexOrGender | male ⓘ |
| sibling | Roy Bryant NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| timePeriod | Jim Crow era in Mississippi NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| trialYear | 1955 ⓘ |
| triedAt | Tallahatchie County Courthouse NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| verdict | not guilty ⓘ |
| victim | Emmett Till NERFINISHED ⓘ |
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Subject: J. W. Milam Description of subject: J. W. Milam was one of the two white men who notoriously abducted and murdered Emmett Till in Mississippi in 1955, a case that became a catalyst for the Civil Rights Movement.
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