Pre-Class

Take a sheet as you enter the class.

Get out your answer sheet. Today you will hand this in.

Arrange your seats as needed to see the video.

Post-Film Reflection

Be sure to include your thoughts on the following in your answer: The kidnapping/murder of Emmett Till The trial of Roy Bryant and J.W. Milam White and Black reactions to the story of Emmett

Till, his funeral, and the murder trial

Do you think that the events involved in Emmett Till’s story was

a clear indication that race relations needed to change in

American society?

Do you think that the events involved in Emmett Till’s story was

a clear indication that race relations needed to change in

American society?

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Pre-Class4/30/10 If you had to sum up who you are in one

6-word sentence, what would it say?

Write a 6-word memoir about yourself.

Already got one? That was easy? Try it again? Write another one!

Welcome!4/30/10Today’s Agenda1. Pre-Class & Roll2. Share Out3. Newspaper

Activity4. Wrap up & HW

Today’s Objectives:

1. To creatively gauge our understanding of the Emmett Till story

Newspaper Collage

What made the story of Emmett Till “big news?”

How did media make Emmett’s story into an event that created widespread change?

Create a 6-word headline (similar to preclass) that describes Emmett Till’s

story.

Newspaper Collage

Choose one of the following articles to complete: Interview with Mrs. Till

5 questions you would ask as a reporter and 5 responses that Mrs. Till would give

  Interview with Moses Wright

5 questions you would ask as a reporter and 5 responses Moses Wright would give

Courtroom reporter – article on the Emmett Till murder trial Report on the verdict, the defendants, the jury,

Money Mississippi report on dead body found in Tallahatchie river Describe the find and the impact made on local and national news

Emmett Till Funeral reporter Record the event and the impact made on the crowd of 50,000

Newspaper Collage

Things to Keep in Mind:

In each assignment put yourself in the shoes of a reporter in 1955. Think back to the video, remember the impact

of the time period You must remain historically accurate, and

appropriate Each article must be 1-2 pages handwritten. Your article must have a headline (6 words)

and an optional illustration

Newspaper Collage

Choose one of the following articles to complete: Interview with Mrs. Till

5 questions you would ask as a reporter and 5 responses that Mrs. Till would give

  Interview with Moses Wright

5 questions you would ask as a reporter and 5 responses Moses Wright would give

Courtroom reporter – article on the Emmett Till murder trial Report on the verdict, the defendants, the jury,

Money Mississippi report on dead body found in Tallahatchie river Describe the find and the impact made on local and national news

Emmett Till Funeral reporter Record the event and the impact made on the crowd of 50,000

Post-Film Reflection

Write a one page reflection about the Emmett Till story.

What did you think about: The incident and kidnapping/murder of Emmett Till The trial of Roy Bryant and J.W. Milam White and Black public reaction to the story of

Emmett Till, his funeral, and the trial

Use specific examples from our discussion and the video to explain your opinions.

Pre-Class 4/28/10

Based on what you’ve heard about Emmet Till so far…

What makes Emmet Till’s murder and trial different? Why was this an event that created change as opposed to other racist murder cases?

What do you think? (Write 5 lines)

Welcome 4/27/10 (you are a day behind)

Do Now How can one

event create change? Give 2 examples

of events that have created change.

Topics/Goals: Identify the story

of Emmett Till

Agenda: Do Now Emmett Till Notes Video Wrap Up

Describe this face. Describe this face.

THE STORY OF EMMETT TILL

Background ~ Growing Up

Emmett Louis Till was born on July 25, 1941 Only child to Mamie and Louis Till Stricken with polio at age 5

Polio = muscular disease Recovered but always had a slight stutter.

Lived in Chicago, IL

Mississippi Trip, 1955

His great Uncle Moses came to visit the family and invited Emmett and his cousin to come visit him in Mississippi. Emmett wanted to go His mother did not want him to go

Mother gave Emmett his father’s ring, which had the initial L.T. engraved on it.

His mother rushed him to the train station, and kissed him goodbye. This is the last time she would see her son

alive.

Incident at the Store

Emmett apparently flirted, whistled at, or touched the hand of Carolyn Bryant What exactly happened, no one is certain.

Kids outside said she was going to get her pistol Emmett scared, ran off

What’s the big deal?

What’s the big deal?

Threats and Kidnapping

A couple days after the incident, Roy Bryant and his half brother, J.W. Milam, arrived at the Wright home (where Emmett was staying), pounding on the door with a pistol They were “looking for the boy who did the

talking“ Moses explained that the boy was from the

North and didn’t “know any better” he should just get off with a whipping. Elizabeth Wright offered money but was sent

back to bed.

Threats and Kidnapping

Roy and J.W. threatened Moses, who refused to give them access to Emmett "How old are you, preacher?" Wright said

that he was sixty-four. "If you make any trouble, you'll never live to be sixty-five.“

Moses led them to Emmett Would you?

They took Emmett out in the middle of the night.

Missing and Murder

They found Emmett’s body days after in the Tallahatchie River.

The young man below who was only 14 years old was beaten and killed to look like…

Quick Write

What do you think happened to Roy Bryant and J.W. Milam? Remember, this

happened after Brown v. Board, but it was the deep south.

The Aftermath

Roy Bryant and J.W. Milam were arrested for the kidnapping and murder of Emmett Till.

Sadly, they were acquitted (let go with no punishment).

It Get’s Worse…

The two men sold their story to reporter William Bradford Huie for $4000.

They spoke freely of how they killed the young teen from Chicago.