Emmett Louis Till (July 25, 1941 – August 28, 1955) was an African American youth, who was 14 years old when he was abducted and lynched in Mississippi in 1955 after being accused of …

Sep 17, 2025 · Emmett Till was a 14-year-old Black teenager who was abducted, beaten, and lynched by two white men in 1955. His murder galvanized the emerging civil rights movement …

Jul 25, 2025 · Emmett Till’s death shocked millions of people across America and was a catalyst for the Civil Rights Movement, but many facts about his life and his murder remained unknown …

The murder of 14-year-old Emmett Till in 1955 brought nationwide attention to the racial violence and injustice prevalent in Mississippi. While visiting his relatives in Mississippi, Till went to the …

Dec 2, 2009 · Emmett Till, a 14-year old Black youth, was murdered in August 1955 in a racist attack that shocked the nation and provided a catalyst for the emerging civil rights movement.

The alleged teasing of white store clerk Carolyn Bryant by the 14 year-old African American Emmett Till led to his brutal murder at the hands of Bryant’s husband Roy and his half-brother, …

Each historical location on the map includes expert-vetted narratives, access to relevant archival documents, and a collection of historic and contemporary photographs. The ETMP teaches …

Learn about the tragic death of Emmett Till, the injustice that followed, and how new evidence has renewed calls for accountability in America's civil rights history.

At 2 a.m. on Aug. 28, 1955, Carolyn Bryant’s husband Roy and his brother J.W. Milam arrived at Moses Wright’s home and abducted Emmett Till. They took him to a barn where they, along …

Emmett Louis Till was kidnapped, lynched and brutally murdered at age 14 on August 28, 1955. The acquittal of the murderers and his mother's decision to have an open casket funeral …