28 août 1955 - Emmett Till Murdered
Description:
Emmett Till, a black fourteen-year-old, was visiting his family in Mississippi when he was kidnapped, beaten, shot, and dumped in a river because he whistled at a white woman. The men who did this, J. W. Milam and Roy Bryant, were arrested for murder, but they were proven innocent by an all-white jury.Ajouté au bande de temps:
Date:
28 août 1955
Maintenaint
~ Il y a 70 ans