aug 28, 1955 - Lynching of Emmett Till
Description:
Emmett Till, a 14 year old African American boy, was lynched in Mississippi. He was lynched because he said “Bye baby” to a girl in a grocery store. At his funeral, his mom wanted to have an open casket so that people could see the horrors of what these people had done to her young son.Added to timeline:
Date:
aug 28, 1955
Now
~ 68 years ago
