The importance of remembering Emmett Till 67 years after his murder
The importance of remembering Emmett Till 67 years after his murder
The murder of 14-year-old Emmett Till in 1955 is seen as one of the catalysts for the Civil Rights Movement (Picture: Getty)
Sixty-seven years ago, the horrific murder of Emmett Till sent shockwaves across America.
Emmett, a 14-year-old black boy from Chicago, was abducted, tortured and shot in the head on August 28, 1955, after a white woman, Carolyn Bryant Donham, claimed he whistled at her in…