Matos, Faylis
What happened to Emmett Till’s killers? How did Emmett Till’s murder impact the American civil rights movement? When did the American civil rights movement start? Read Next How Did the World Learn About Emmett Till’s Murder? 50 Years Ago:Lovingv.Virginia ...
The brutal abduction and murder of 14-year-old Emmett Till on August 28, 1955, galvanized the emerging civil rights movement.
The Till case continued to send reverberations through society as years passed and the civil rights movement gained momentum. However, there was a persistent, gnawing sense of frustration on the part of Mamie Till-Mobley and others because justice had been thwarted. The story of Emmett Till retai...