Emmett Till

Emmett Louis Till was a 14-year-old African American youth, who was abducted and lynched in Mississippi in 1955 after being accused of offending a white woman, Carolyn Bryant, in... Wikipedia

• Born:  Emmett Louis Till, July 25, 1941, Chicago, Illinois, U.S.
• Age at death:  14 years
• Died:  August 28, 1955, Drew, Mississippi, U.S.
• Cause of death:  Lynching (bullet wound and mutilation)
• Resting place:  Burr Oak Cemetery, Alsip, Illinois
• Education:  James McCosh Elementary School
• Parent(s):  Mamie Till-Mobley, Louis Till
• Awards:  Congressional Gold Medal (posthumous, 2022)
• Data source:  DuckDuckGo