Emmet Till Case

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Where in America was the stuggle for civil rights very slow?

The south

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When was Emmett Till murdered?

August 28 1955

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Where was Emmett Till murdered?

Money, Mississippi

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Where did Emmett Till live?

Chicago

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Why was Emmett’s origin a possible contributor to his death?

He is from the north, less segregation and more acceptance of black people

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Why did Emmett come own to Mississippi?

To visit relatives

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Who is Emmett’s uncle?

Mose Wright

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At what time did someone knock on Mose’s door?

2:30 am

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Who mudered Emmett Till?

Roy Briant and J.W. Milam

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What was Roy Briant holding when he knock on the door?

A pistol and a flashlight

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What is Emmett Till’s mother called?

Mamie Till Bradley

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12

What was Emmett Till’s crime?

He talked fresh to a white woman

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13

How old was Emmett Till when he was murdered?

14

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What did Emmett want to get in the store?

Some Candy

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According to Emmett’s cousin, Curtis Jones, what did Emmett say that got him in trouble?

Bye baby

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In what condition was Emmett’s body when it was found?

Naked and disfigured

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17

How did Emmett’s family identify him?

He had a ring with his initials on

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What did Mamie till insist on for Emmett’s funeral?

An open casket

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Why did Mamie Till want an open casket funeral

So all the world can see what they did to my boy

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20

What magazine showed Emmett Till’s corpse?

Jet Magazine

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What was Emmett’s cause of death?

Shot through the head

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22

Where was Emmett Till’s murder trial

Sumner Mississippi at Tallahatchie County Courthouse

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What organisations worked hard to keep the Emmett Till case in the news?

NAACP and the black press

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Why did the black press and the NAACP want to keep the case in the news papers?

To show southern racism

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Who was the executive director of the NAACP?

Roy Wilkins

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Who was the sheriff in charge of the Emmett Till case?

Sheriff H.C. Strider

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What did Sheriff H.C. Strider declare?

That he would give a “fair and impartial trial”

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How long did the trial last?

5 days

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What was the verdict of the trial?

Not guilty

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What did Mamie Till call the trial?

A farce

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Who did Briant and Milam sell there story too?

William Bradford Huie

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32

How much did Milam and Briant receive for sharing their account of the murder?

$4000

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33

What was Milam most startled by?

Emmett’s lack of fear

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How many recorded lynchings occured in Mississippi?

Over 500

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Who was the woman Emmett Bryant talked to?

Carolyn Briant

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How accurate was Ms Briant’s accounts?

Very innacurate, she answered differently each time she was asked

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What did Ms Briant reveal in 2017?

That she had lied about what Emmett Till had done to her

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