emmit till Flashcards
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Who
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Emmitt till - murdered by…
Bryant and Millam has till harassed Bryan’s wifer in a convenient store.
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When, where?
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August 1955, Mississippi
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What
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Kidnapped, tourtured to death. Millam and Burbank acquitted, despite mose write testifying
Mother out an open casket, major catalyst
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Evidence
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“If you have to get on your knees and bow when a white person goes past, do it willingly”
Suffered on “bs and ds”
Gouged eye out, crushed Cheek bone, wrapped in barbed wire and shot him
