Emmett+Till

=Emmett Till = =How did Emmett help to influence the Civil Rights movement? =

[|Emmett Till]


 * ==**Emmett Louis Till born July 25, 1941 in Mississippi moved to Chicago**==
 * ==**Murdered August 28th, 1955 at age fourteen in Money, Mississippi**==
 * ==**His murder has been noted as one of the leading events that motivated the nascent** **American Civil Rights Movement**==
 * == **"Nonviolence is a powerful and just weapon. It is a weapon unique in history, which cuts without wounding and ennobles the man who wields it. It is a sword that heals."** Why Can’t We Wait 1964 ==
 * == **He was visiting his uncle in the Mississippi for the summer** ==
 * == **Emmett was murdered for whistling at a women in a store** ==
 * ==**On September 23 an all white jury of 12 found Emmett's murders not guilty after a 67 min deliberation**==
 * ==**One of the juror's joked that it wouldn't have taken as long if they didn't take a break to drink soda pop**==
 * ==**Emmett's mom left his casket open at his funeral and has been quoted saying " I wanted to show the world what they did to my baby."**==