Emmett Till

African-American murder victim

Emmett Louis Till was a 14-year-old African American boy who was abducted, tortured and lynched in Mississippi in 1955, after being accused of offending a white woman in her family's grocery store.Wikipedia

Born	July 25, 1941
Hometown	Chicago, Illinois, United States of America
Height	5'6" (1.68m)

Parents

Mamie Till , Louis Till

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Till relatives seek accuser's prosecution in 1955 kidnapping
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Emmett Till

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Why do white supremacists want to kill Black people?

Till relatives seek accuser's prosecution in 1955 kidnapping

The Trees by Percival Everett review: zombie horror, detective story and Tom Sharpe-esque farce

EXPLAINER: What's behind the new federal anti-lynching law?

US finally votes to classify lynching as a hate crime after over a century of trying

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Emmett Till

Top Stories

Why do white supremacists want to kill Black people?

Till relatives seek accuser's prosecution in 1955 kidnapping

The Trees by Percival Everett review: zombie horror, detective story and Tom Sharpe-esque farce

EXPLAINER: What's behind the new federal anti-lynching law?

US finally votes to classify lynching as a hate crime after over a century of trying

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Justice Department Closes Most Recent Investigation of Lynching of Emmett Till

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