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