Emmett Till

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

• Born:  Emmett Louis Till, July 25, 1941, Chicago, Illinois, U.S.
• Died:  August 28, 1955, Money, Mississippi, U.S.
• Cause of death:  Lynching
• Resting place:  Burr Oak Cemetery, Alsip, Illinois
• Education:  James McCosh Elementary School
• Parent(s):  Mamie Carthan Till-Mobley, Louis Till
• Data source:  DuckDuckGo