Emmett | search
Click here to view Emmett news from 60+ newspapers.
Bookmark or Share- Emmett Till's Death Inspired a Movement | National Museum of African ...The alleged youthful teasing of 14-year-old African American Emmett Till with white store clerk Carolyn Bryant, on August 28, 1955, led to his brutal murder at the hands of Bryant’s husband Roy and his half-brother, J.W. Till's death was the catalyst for the Civil Rights Movement.
- Emmett Till: Biography, Death, Movie & FuneralThe brutal abduction and murder of 14-year-old Emmett Till on August 28, 1955, galvanized the emerging civil rights movement. Who Was Emmett Till? Emmett Till was born in Chicago and grew up in...
- Emmett Till (U.S. National Park Service) - NPSEmmett Louis Till, a 14-year-old from Chicago, was kidnapped and lynched while visiting family on summer vacation in Mississippi in August 1955. His brutal death brought attention to pervasive racist violence and helped inspire the modern Civil Rights Movement. Chicago, Illinois. July 25, 1941. Tallahatchie County, Mississippi. August 28, 1955.
- Emmett (name) - WikipediaEmmett is a unisex given name primarily used for males, and is also used as a surname. It may be connected to the given name Emma, or the place of Emmott, Lancashire (now known as Laneshawbridge, but still containing Emmott Hall), [1] or it is connected to the Hebrew word אמת (emét), "Truth", or old Persian word (امید), "Hope or Aspiration".
- Emmett Till: Body, Death, Funeral & Face | HISTORYEmmett Till, a Black teenager, was brutally murdered in 1955 Mississippi. His death and funeral were catalysts for the civil rights and anti-lynching movements.
More
