Emmett Louis Till (July 25, 1941 – August 28, 1955) was an African-American boy who, at 14 years old, was abducted and lynched in Mississippi in 1955 after being accused of offending a …

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 …

Nov 25, 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 …

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.

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 …

Sep 26, 2024 · Emmett Till and Mamie Till-Mobley, ca. 1954. NAACP Records, Library of Congress Mississippi Beginnings Mamie Till-Mobley (née Carthan) was born in Webb, …

Apr 27, 2023 · While Emmett, who was nicknamed Bobo, was an only child, he lived with his mother, grandparents and cousins in a middle-class Black neighborhood on the South Side.

Dec 15, 2024 · The life and tragic death of Emmett Till is the focus of a new exhibit at the Chicago History Museum.

Learn about the life and legacy of Emmett Till. Learn how Mamie Till-Mobley inspired others to fight for justice and civil rights.

The murder of Emmett Till is an American story of racial injustice that continues to be replicated today.