Changes are a comin'
And the winner is...
It's neither here nor there
Who ya gonna
believe?
Family Ties
100
Describe the Southern Tradition (Southern way of life).
People in the South liked things the way they were. White people were superior, and Blacks knew there place. Everything was better for Whites.
100
Who did R.C. beat up when Hiram and he went fishing?
Emmett Till
100
Where did Hiram’s family live?
Arizona
100
Why was Hiram asked to stay in Mississippi?
Supposedly he knew information about the trial; he thought he knew the 3rd man and he thought that the 3rd man was R.C.
100
Why did people find the Remington Brothers so odd?
They called them fairies. They were both a little off; they talked in circles and had odd behaviors.
200
What laws were in place in the South that helped to maintain their Southern Traditions?
Jim Crow Laws
200
What did R.C. tell Hiram he did to one of the Remington brothers as a prank?
He drove him far away from the town, stripped him of all his clothes, and made him walk home naked.
200
Where was Emmett Till originally from?
Chicago (North)
200
On what grounds did Milam’s and Bryant’s lawyer try to discredit Mose Wright’s testimony?
It was too dark for him to see, he did not really know the two men, and he did not like White people.
200
– What finally convinced Harlan (Hiram’s father) to allow Hiram to go visit his grandfather?
The grandfather had a stroke and Hiram’s mother used that as a way to convince Harlan to let Hiram go.
300
What piece of legislation was in the works that really angered the people of the South, including Hiram’s grandpa?
Brown v. Board of Education; integration of schools
300
Who kidnapped Emmett?
Bryant and Milam
300
Where was Emmett Till’s body found?
In the Tallahatchie River
300
What did R.C. say was the reason that the sheriff would believe him or Hiram if Hiram told about what R.C. did to Emmett while fishing?
R.C. had lived in the Delta all his life and no one would really care about what happened to a Black kid.
300
How is Ruthanne related to Bobo/Emmett Till?
Emmett is her cousin’s nephew.
400
How did Hiram change throughout the book?
He became more like his father in the sense that he knew what was happening in the South was wrong and he was more sympathetic. He really grew up and things started to get better with his dad.
400
What was the outcome of the trial?
Neither Bryant nor Milam were found guilty and both men were set free.
400
Where/How did Mr. Paul lose his eyesight?
He lost it during the war.
400
What did one of the Remington brothers tell Hiram about his grandpa that he had a hard time believing?
That his grandfather was involved with what happened to Emmett
400
– What saying did Hiram’s grandfather repeat to both Hiram and Harlan to try to keep them in line?
“Sometimes boys just need to trust their elders.”
500
What changes occur in the South as a result of the Trial?
Trial was the start of the Civil Rights Movement, and while nothing really changed right away, it was still a big step that there even was a trial in the first place.
500
What was the outcome of the fight between R.C. and his father?
R.C. beat up his father really bad and he thought he killed him. His father ended up in the hospital, but he lived. In addition, R.C. found a new job far away and ended up moving there to get away from his father.
500
Where did Naomi go after R.C. badly beat up their father?
She was sent away to live with a family close by. It was similar to a group home or foster care. This was done in order to keep her safe.
500
Explain why there was doubt about Emmett actually being killed.
Milam and Bryant only admitted to kidnapping; Black undertaker did not have education to identify the body; White undertaker would not identify it because he was Black; White undertaker said the body had been in the water longer than Emmett had been missing
500
How were the people able to identify Emmett’s body?
He wore his father’s ring on his hand with the initials L.T. on it.
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