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aug 28, 1955 - Murder of Emmett Till

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Emmett Till was murdered for whistling at a white woman of a store owner, but his murderers Roy Bryant and J.W. Milam were declared not guilty. This made the African Americans very angry and fueled them to fight for their equality.

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Date:

aug 28, 1955
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~ 70 years ago