article 2
what year was the investigation closed?
2007
what month did the killing occur in?
August
what was emmitt's book called?
"The blood of Emmett Till"
why did emmitt till have an open casket?
because he was beaten so badly his mother wanted the world to see .
how many years did the killings go on for?
33 years
How old was emmett till when he was lynched?
14 years old
what was carolyn's husbands name?
Roy bryant
what was the name of emmitt tills mother?
mamie till
where did emmett till grow up?
chicago
what dare did till's cousins give him?
to go flirt with the white lady
they beat him, they lynched him and then threw him in a river
what was the name of the river emmitt till got threw in?
what was the name of the river emmitt got threw in?
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tallahatchie river
who raised emmitt till?
His mother
who owned the store
the white ladys family (carolyn bryant)
why did they dare emmitt to flirt with the white girl specifically?
Because he said he dated white girls at schoool
what was emmitt tills mother name
mamie till
What state was emmitt till murdered in?
mississippi
why was emmitt and his cousins in the store
to get candy
what city in chicago was emmitt from?
Illinois
why do you think that his cousins dared him if they knew what the terms were in money, mississippi
he told them he dated white girls in chicago