Emmett Till (1)
Emmett Till (2)
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Vocabulary
100

Infer what Emmett Till's mother warned him about

"Make sure to behave yourself around the white people there. Emmett agreed he would. He was 14 years old."

100

Infer back into the text where Emmett Till was from

In paragraph 3 it says the Emmett Till was from Chicago,Illinois.

100

Explain what did Emmett Till do in the summer or 1955.

In 1955 Emmett Till's uncle Mose Wright came from Mississippi to Chicago. 

100

Infer what Mamie Till confirmed.

Mamie confirmed that they never regretted what they had done... he said he would do the same thing over again, to whoever got in his way. i felt sorry. 

100

Define Relent

To agree to do or accept something after resisting or refusing

200

Infer back to the text and explain what Emmett Till and his several cousins did. 

Emmett and his cousins stopped at a local store to buy candy when hey got inside Emmett had bragged to his cousins about the white girls he'd dated at school in Chicago. 

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Explain what happen in the year of 2017

In 2017 in paragraph 12 it states that "The Blood Of Emmett Till, author Timothy B. Tyson quoted Donham as saying she wasn't truthful when she claimed Till grabbed her whistled and made physical advances.  

200

Infer back in the first story what was Emmett's middle name. 

Emmett's middle name was Louis

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Explain what happen in 1956

Bryant and Milam sold their story to look magazine. in the interview they gave their account of the murder for the first time.  

200

Define Lyched 

Refers to killing someone for an alleged offense with or without legal trail.

300

Classify where did Emmett's body discovered

Emmett's body was found in the Tallahatchie River. 

300

Analyze back into the text where the country store located at. 

In paragraph 10 The country store was located in Money, Mississippi. 

300

Classify How old Emmett Till was. 

Emmett Till was 14 years old. 

300

Infer why Emmett Till was brutally murder 

Emmett Till was Brutally murdered because of who he was. 

300

Define Catalyst 

Something that initiates or speeds up a change or action.

400

Explain what happen in every morning hours of August 28,1955

That day early in the morning Bryant and a friend broke into Mose Wright's house. 

400

Infer back into paragraph 2 and who was the first to report about Emmett Till. 

The Associated Press was the first to report about this on September 24.  

400
Infer back into paragraph 2 what kind of neighborhood Emmett Till grew up in.

Emmett Till grew up in middle-class, in a black neighborhood in Chicago. 

400

Explain what happened in 2003 

in paragraph 18 it says Mamie Till passed away. 
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Define Disfigured 

Damaged in appearance. 

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Explain what happen in the 1950's 

Reactions to the Feature in look shed light on the complex race issues facing the country.

500

List The 6 men the was claimed to be the killer for their race. 

1-Elbert Williams

2- Dan Carter Sanders 

3- Peter Francis 

4- Lee Culbucath 

5- John Thomas Jr

6- Maton Lee Scott

500

Infer back into the text whats Emmet Till's mothers name. 

Her name is Mamie Till

500

Infer why they wanted to hold open the casket

In paragraph 8 it states that "so everyone could see the worst effects of racism in the U.S.

500

Define Predominantly 

mainly; for the most part.