Emmitt Till was a 14 year old African American child living in Chicago and one summer he was sent to Mississippi to visit his grandfather. It was alleged by this white woman that Emmitt had whistled at her when he saw her downtown. That night the womans husband came to Emmitt's grandfathers house looking for him. The grandfather told them he would send the child back to Chicago the next day but they demanded he come out. They struck the grandfather and kidnapped Emmitt. This 14 year old child was beaten, horribly mutilated, killed, and thrown into the bayou. The smell of his rotting body lead the searches to him. He had been weighted down, his right eye was gone, his left eye was hanging down his cheek, his nose bridge had been completely crushed, his head had been split open with an axe across the middle, he had been shot through the temple and you could see through to the other side, his body was bruised and bloated and destroyed. There was no justice for this child or his Mom
2006-10-08 09:01:19 · 10 answers · asked by Anonymous in News & Events ➔ Other - News & Events
Dude, don't whistle at white women...
2006-10-10 03:29:38 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
LOL you must have watched the documentary on court TV today... most in the African American community are familiar with the story, but I'm not sure how many white ppl are aware of it....you are right, sadly there was no justice for his family...HOWEVER, the case was reopened in 2004 and there are new developments that could possibly lead to a conviction...hopefully justice will be served...it is important to know your history, as those that don't know history are doomed to repeat it...i have posted some links if you want to learn more...though it happened a long time ago and times have changed..it really wasn't THAT long ago...and considering the story of James Byrd...we've come far, but not that far.....
2006-10-08 09:18:32 · answer #2 · answered by kuntry_guhl 3 · 1⤊ 0⤋
He develop right into a youthful African American male who at an identical time as traveling kinfolk contained in the Southern u . s . contained in the mid 1950's develop into murdered for whistling at a white lady. His death develop into believed to be the spark that ultimately spark off the civil rights struggles of the 50's and 60's
2016-10-02 02:16:15 · answer #3 · answered by matlock 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
One of the worst events in American history.
Racism is ugly and still around today.
Remembering the man tied to the back of a car and dragged along the road by his so-called friends.
2006-10-08 09:44:39 · answer #4 · answered by daljack -a girl 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Dude..... everyone in the USA has heard of Emmitt Till.
2006-10-08 09:03:31 · answer #5 · answered by Drake ☮ 5 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Yes, I've heard this story before and it is a sad one. I am so glad times have changed!
2006-10-08 09:03:25 · answer #6 · answered by LaCosaMasBella 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Very sad story. His mother had an open cascet at his funeral so the world could see what happened to her little boy.
2006-10-08 09:04:36 · answer #7 · answered by jenelled143 2 · 2⤊ 0⤋
yes i know...
sad sad story... cruel people.
racists are just UGH to say the least.
2006-10-08 09:11:19 · answer #8 · answered by spoof ♫♪ 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
I've never heard of it. Really.
2006-10-08 11:23:13 · answer #9 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
i saw the documentary, it's soo sad...and yeah, i think most americans know it...
2006-10-08 09:04:15 · answer #10 · answered by cand-e 2 · 2⤊ 0⤋