
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)
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