Money, Mississippi
August 28, 1955
Agencies:
Federal Bureau of Investigation - FBI
Cause of death: Shooting
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Last updated: almost 6 years ago
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Emmett Louis Till, a 14-year-old boy on vacation from Chicago, reportedly flirted with a white woman in a store. Three nights later, two men took Till from his bed, beat him, shot him and dumped his body in the Tallahatchie River. An all-white jury found the men innocent of murder.
Legal Action ![](/assets/help_icon-2c92d323e196948b650a40f6c06590b04a7d00d8fd014362038cc3ab62e1c1a7.png)
May 2017 Department of Justice may reopen the case
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Emmett Till Interpretive Centre
April 2017 Protests over artwork
June 2017 Historical marker destroyed by vandals
Additional Resources:
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https://www.usatoday.com/in-depth/news/2018/08/25/emmett-till-questions-answers/1097878002/
added August 28, 2018 13:00
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http://www.theroot.com/emmett-till-historical-marker-in-mississippi-destroyed-1796440470?utm_source=theroot_facebook&utm_medium=socialflow
added June 27, 2017 03:18
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https://www.americamagazine.org/arts-culture/2017/04/26/emmett-till-lynching-shook-conscience-world
added May 07, 2017 03:40
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http://www.eurweb.com/2017/04/doj-may-reopen-investigation-into-murder-of-emmett-till/#
added May 07, 2017 03:39
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https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2017/apr/02/emmett-till-painting-reopened-america-wounds-race-exploitation-dana-schutz?CMP=fb_us
added April 03, 2017 12:11
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http://www.wcvb.com/article/a-look-inside-the-emmett-till-interpretative-center/8949742
added February 19, 2017 08:55
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http://www.theroot.com/woman-who-caused-emmett-tills-death-admits-to-lying-1791698393?rev=1485533941431/?utm_source=facebook&utm_content=buffer41b52&utm_medium=social&utm_source=twitter.com&utm_campaign=buffer
added January 27, 2017 17:49
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https://www.facebook.com/shaunking/posts/1283129311725984
added January 27, 2017 15:26
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http://www.clarionledger.com/story/news/local/journeytojustice/2016/08/29/new-emmett-till-bill-would-open-files/89545594/
added August 30, 2016 10:25
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http://www.history.com/topics/black-history/emmett-till
added May 09, 2016 04:14
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http://www.biography.com/people/emmett-till-507515
added May 09, 2016 04:12
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http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/the-death-of-emmett-till
added May 09, 2016 04:11
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Emmett_Till
added May 09, 2016 04:10
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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LwwTi__hzR4
added May 09, 2016 04:08
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https://www.splcenter.org/what-we-do/civil-rights-memorial/civil-rights-martyrs
added March 26, 2016 01:29