Emmett Till - Wikipedia
Emmett Louis Till (July 25, 1941 – August 28, 1955) was an African-American boy who, at 14 years old, was abducted and lynched in Mississippi in 1955 after being accused of offending a …
Emmett Till | Death, Mother, Grave, & Facts | Britannica
Nov 25, 2025 · Emmett Till was a 14-year-old Black teenager who was abducted, beaten, and lynched by two white men in 1955. His murder galvanized the emerging civil rights movement …
Emmett Till: Body, Death, Funeral & Face | HISTORY
Dec 2, 2009 · Emmett Till, a 14-year old Black youth, was murdered in August 1955 in a racist attack that shocked the nation and provided a catalyst for the emerging civil rights movement.
New details came to light decades after the murder of Emmett Till
Jul 25, 2025 · Emmett Till’s death shocked millions of people across America and was a catalyst for the Civil Rights Movement, but many facts about his life and his murder remained unknown …
Who Was Emmett Till? - The New York Times
Apr 27, 2023 · Emmett Louis Till was born on July 25, 1941, in Chicago. While Emmett, who was nicknamed Bobo, was an only child, he lived with his mother, grandparents and cousins in a …
Emmett's Story | Emmett Till
At 2 a.m. on Aug. 28, 1955, Carolyn Bryant’s husband Roy and his brother J.W. Milam arrived at Moses Wright’s home and abducted Emmett Till. They took him to a barn where they, along …
The Murder of Emmett Till | Articles and Essays | Civil Rights …
The murder of 14-year-old Emmett Till in 1955 brought nationwide attention to the racial violence and injustice prevalent in Mississippi. While visiting his relatives in Mississippi, Till went to the …
History & Culture - Emmett Till and Mamie Till-Mobley National …
Sep 26, 2024 · Emmett Till and Mamie Till-Mobley, ca. 1954. NAACP Records, Library of Congress Mississippi Beginnings Mamie Till-Mobley (née Carthan) was born in Webb, …
Emmett Till | National Museum of African American History
Learn about the life and legacy of Emmett Till. Learn how Mamie Till-Mobley inspired others to fight for justice and civil rights.
Emmett Till - United States Department of Justice
Jun 5, 2023 · In 1955, Emmett Till, a 14-year-old Black youth visiting family in Mississippi, was murdered by white men after the wife of one of the men claimed that Till had propositioned her.