Dreams of a Hollywood movie played a role in lies concocted about Emmett Till and his 1955 slaying. More than 60 years later, the myths persist. https://usat.ly/2PH8E5L pic.twitter.com/ETTI77Yqj9
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Emmett Till, 14, traveled to Money, Miss. for a vacation with his cousin in August 1955. On Aug. 24, Till and his cousins visited Bryant’s Grocery & Meat Market, where he whistled at the store owner’s wife, Carolyn Bryant. (Photo: AP)pic.twitter.com/rrSoDsjyhz
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On Aug. 28, Roy Bryant, his half-brother, J.W. Milam and at least one other man showed up at Till’s great uncle’s home and abducted him. Till’s body was found in the Tallahatchie River on Aug. 31. (Photo: AP)pic.twitter.com/g114H338Nx
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Till’s mother, Mamie, purposefully left the casket open at his funeral so the world could see how brutally he had been beaten and murdered. The photo galvanized the civil rights movement. (Photo: Chicago Tribune)pic.twitter.com/fcQfynaZzT
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In September 1955, Roy Bryant and Milam were tried for murder and acquitted by an all-white jury. (Photo: AP) For more details on the case: https://www.usatoday.com/in-depth/news/2018/08/25/emmett-till-questions-answers/1097878002/ …pic.twitter.com/YeosdFB3UA
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