Till, Emmett, 1941-1955

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Emmett Till was born in Chicago, Illinois to Louis Till (February 7, 1922-July 2, 1945) and Mamie Elizabeth Till-Mobley (born Mamie Elizabeth Carthan, November 23, 1921-January 6, 2003). In the summer of 1955 Emmett took a vacation to visit relatives near Money in the Mississippi Delta region, and help them with the cotton harvest. While there, he was accused of harassing a local white woman. A few days later, August 28, 1955, Emmett was abducted at gunpoint, brutally beaten, mutilated, and eventually shot. His body was found in the river on August 31, 1955.
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referencedIn Wallace, Tom, 1874-1961. Tom Wallace papers, 1925-1960. The Filson Historical Society
referencedIn Memorandum from National Administrative Committee of the American Communist Party Regarding the Emmett Till Lynching Dwight D. Eisenhower Library
referencedIn Press Release, Republican National Committee Dwight D. Eisenhower Library
referencedIn Till, Emmett, Mr. Richard Nixon Library
referencedIn Letter, J. Edgar Hoover to Dillon Anderson Dwight D. Eisenhower Library
referencedIn Awakenings National Archives at College Park
referencedIn 44-9540, Section 1 Serials 1-11, Mississippi (1955) Emmett Till National Archives at College Park
referencedIn Vincent, Charles, 1945-. Charles Vincent oral history interview, 2002. Louisiana State University, LSU Libraries
referencedIn Cedric Belfrage Papers, Bulk, 1945-1985, 1922-1990, (Bulk 1945-1985) Tamiment Library and Robert F. Wagner Labor Archives
referencedIn Huie, William Bradford, 1910-1986. Papers, [ca. 1920]-1989. Ohio State University Libraries
referencedIn Till, Emmett Dwight D. Eisenhower Library
referencedIn Findings of Fact and Conclusions of Law Proposed by the Plaintiffs National Archives at Fort Worth
referencedIn Memorandum for the Record, E. Frederic Morrow Regarding Emmett Till Dwight D. Eisenhower Library
referencedIn Dylan, Bob, 1941-. The death of Emmett Till / by Bob Dylan. Library of Congress
referencedIn Civil Rights History Project collection Archive of Folk Culture (U.S.)
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Death 1955-08-28

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