The murder of Emmet Till

  • Emmit Till's birth

    Emmit Till's birth
    This is the day Emmit Till is born
  • Emmit's parents divorce

    Emmit's parents divorce
    Due to Emmit's father, Louis, being unfaithful to his mother, Maime Till, They divorced soon after Emmit's birth.
  • Emmit Till's father is killed.

    Emmit Till's father is killed.
    Emmet till's father who was convicted of rape and murder, was hanged for his crimes in the early July, he was in the army at the time
  • Emmet leaves to Mississippi

    Emmet leaves for a summer stay at a family house in Mississippi,
    Where he will be eventually killed.
  • Emmit flirting.

    Emmit flirting.
    It is rumored that Emmit whistled at a young white women. Carolyn Bryant. The rumor soon spreds to her husband.
  • The death of Emmit Till

    The death of Emmit Till
    This was Emmit Till's last day, He was shot and killed. For reportibly flirting with a white woman
  • Kidnap and murder.

    Kidnap and murder.
    Emmit is kidnapped and brutally murdered by Roy Bryant and J.W.Milam.
  • Charged with murder

    Charged with murder
    Roy Bryant and J,W milam are placed on kidnapping charges,
  • Emmit till's body is found.

    Emmit till's body is found.
    Decomposed and pulled out of a river, Emmit Till's body is found. Identified by the ring on his finger, HIs father's ring.