The Life of a Young Man was Cut Short

By Andrew Carnegie School

World Events Before Emmett’s Birth

• Depression• Famine• Wars• Racism/ Discrimination• Holocaust

United States Declares War

The U.S. entered World War II on December 8, 1941, the day after Pearl Harbor was attacked by the Japanese.

WORLD LEADERS DURING WWII

Hideki Tojo -Prime Minister of Japan

(from left to right)

Hitler Leader of Germany and

Mussolini-Prime Minister of Italy

(from left to right)

Winston Churchill--Prime Minister of United Kingdom, Franklin D. Roosevelt --

President of United State and Joseph Stalin- USSR

Edward Joseph Kelly mayor of Chicago

The Life of Emmett Till

Emmett Louis “Bobo” Till was born to the proud parents of Louis and Mamie Till on July 25, 1941 in Chicago, Illinois. His father died in World War II.

The Life of Emmet Till (continued)

At the tender age of 5, Emmett was stricken with polio, which left him with a slight stutter.

The Life of Emmett Till (continued)

He attended James McCosh Elementary School, located on the south side of Chicago. This school has recently been renamed the Emmett Louis Till School in his honor.

The Life of Emmett Till(continued)

Emmett loved the Chicago White Sox and to tell and listen to jokes. But most of all he enjoyed eating candy and making his

belly roll.

TAKING A TRIP

At the age of 14, Emmett went to Money, Mississippi with his cousin to visit his great uncle Mose Wright. Emmett’s mom gave him a signet ring that belonged to his father, on the day before he went to Mississippi. His mother also told Emmett to watch what he said and did during his visit in Mississippi because of the racism that existed. Emmett told her not to worry about him.

EMMETT’S BIG MISTAKE

One night Emmett along with his cousins and friends sneaked out from a church

meeting where his great uncle Mose was preaching, and went to the Bryant’s

Grocery and Meat Market. The friends and cousins dared Emmett to talk to the store owner’s wife, Carolyn Bryant who was a

white woman. As Emmett was leaving the store, he allegedly turned whistled and at

her.

MEN WHO KIDNAPPED EMMETT

Roy Bryant and his half brother

J.W. Milan accompanied by their wives.

THE KIDNAPPING AND TORTURE(the shed)

Rumors of the incident at Bryant’s store quickly spread throughout the town and finally reached Carolyn Bryant’s husband, Roy Bryant. Roy, along with his half brother, J.W. Milan, planned to get revenge on Emmett, by teaching him a lesson. On Sunday morning, August 27, 1955, around 2:30 a.m., Roy Bryant and J.W. went to the home of Mose Wright and awaked a sleeping Emmett and forced him from his great uncle’s home.

THE SEARCH FOR EMMETT

Emmett’s family and friends were very worried and concerned about the missing Emmett. Some thought he had been beaten to death and taken out of town because of the incident at Bryant’s grocery store.

EMMETT’S BODY ON DISPLAY

The mutilated body of Emmett Till as it was viewed at the funeral services in Chicago

VERDICT:

Bryant and Milan were both found not guilty

and set free.

AFTER THE TRIAL Bryant and Milan

made many comments after the trial, even alluding to getting away with murder Weeks later they confessed to a magazine how they tortured, murdered and dumped the body of Emmett Till in the Tallahatchie River.

VERDICTS REACTION

The start of the

Civil Rights Movement

WEBLIOGRAPHYWorld War II:http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/World_War_II

Political leaders during World War II:http://www.2worldwar2.com/leaders.htm

Pictures of political leaders during World War II:http://www.2worldwar2.com/leaders.htm

Highlights of World War IIhttp://www.euronet.nl/users/wilfried/ww2/ww2.htm

Emmett Till’s Lifehttp://www.aaregistry.com/african_american_history/2750/

Emmett_Till_a_young_life_cut_short

WEBLIOGRAPHY

Barn where Emmett was tortured:

http://graphics8.nytimes.com/images/2005/07/28/magazine/31till.3.184.jpg

Emmett Till’s Lifehttp://www.aaregistry.com/african_american_history/2750/

Emmett_Till_a_young_life_cut_short

Time Line

http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/amex/till/timeline/index.html

Emmett Till’s Lifehttp://www.aaregistry.com/african_american_history/2750/Emmett_Till_a_young_life_cut_short

Emmett Louis Till’s Resting Place