EMMETT TILL MURDER CASEBy: Brandon B., Tasia, and Carlos

ABOUT EMMETT TILL

• Young Boy

• Born July 25th, 1941 in Chicago

• Murdered August 28th, 1955

• He was visiting his uncle in Money, Mississippi when an incident with a white woman happened and he was murdered three days after

ABOUT MOSES WRIGHT

• He was born in 1890

• Died in 1973

• He helped the Civil Rights Movement

• He lived with his wife in a three room home

• Two of his nephews came to visit him one being Emmett Till and that’s when the white men came to kidnap and kill Emmett Till

• After Emmett Till died his Uncle took that to court and pointed out who killed him

• The two men got away with it

EMMETT TILL’S MOTHER

• Born November 23rd, 1921 in Webb, Mississippi

• When she was 13 her parents got divorced

• First black student to make the A honor roll

• Fourth black student to graduate from the predominantly white Argo Community High School

• Got married to Louis Till on October 14th, 1940

WHAT HAPPENED

While he was visiting his uncle in Money, Mississippi Emmett and a couple of friends were joking around when Emmett whistled or spoke to a white woman in a local drugstore. Three days after he was pulled out of his house beaten, dragged to the Tallahatchie River and was shot in the head.

THE MURDERERS

• Carolyn Bryant: 5 feet tall, Irish, Black Hair, Black Eyes, quit high school at the age of 17 to marry a soldier.

• Roy Bryant: 5 feet tall, Irish, Black Hair, Black Eyes, quit high school at the age of 17 to marry a soldier.

TAKEN TO TRIAL

After Emmett Till’s death his Mother and Uncle took his murderers, Carolyn Bryant and Roy Bryant to trial. They faced a white Judge and Jury so charges fell through and the murderers were free but a big event took place in the court. That day Emmett’s Uncle Moses Wright stood up in court and pointed out Emmett’s murderers.

OPEN CASKET

After Emmett’s death, his Mom had an open casket funeral and invited news reporters and magazine writers. She wanted everyone to see what they have done to her poor son and that racism needed to be changed. Emmett was a young boy who didn’t deserve to die the way he did.

HOW DID THIS IMPACT EVERYONE ELSE?

Seeing the young boy die so brutally was an eye-opener for many different people. Also watching an African-American stand up in court and point out two white murderers gave others strength to stand up for themselves. Some whites even stood up for the rights of African-Americans after watching this tragic event occur.

PHOTOS

VIDEOS

1. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=v8QXNyCvDP4

2. Fix to Fail Murder Trial Part 2 of 2: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=I7PpVHyHjxw

TIMELINE OF EVENTS

• August 24st 1955: Emmett Till visited Money, Mississippi from Chicago.

• August 24st 1955: Reported that Emmett was flirting with a white woman.

• August 28th 1955: Emmett Till was dragged out of his Uncle’s house and brutally beaten and murdered.

• September 6th: Emmett Till’s Mother had an open casket funeral.

• September 1955: Emmett’s Murderers were put on trial.

• September 1955: Emmett’s Uncle Moses Wright stood up in trial.

5 PRIMARY SOURCES

• http://www.biography.com/people/emmett-till-507515

• Sweetsearch.com

• Google.com

• Wikipedia.org

• Youtube.com

• http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/amex/till/peopleevents/.html