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The Murder of Emmett Till
Tuesday, August 28, 2012
12:15 PM
DVD, 60 Minutes
The brutal murder of Emmett Till, a black teenager who whistled at a white woman in a Mississippi grocery store in 1955, was a powerful catalyst for the civil rights movement. Although Till's killers were apprehended, they were quickly acquitted by an all-white, all-male jury. Three months after Till's body was recovered, the Montgomery bus boycott began, giving further momentum to the civil rights movement in the United States. Presented by PBS.
The brutal murder of Emmett Till, a black teenager who whistled at a white woman in a Mississippi grocery store in 1955, was a powerful catalyst for the civil rights movement. Although Till's killers were apprehended, they were quickly acquitted by an all-white, all-male jury. Three months after Till's body was recovered, the Montgomery bus boycott began, giving further momentum to the civil rights movement in the United States. Presented by PBS.
Event web site: http://www.carnegielibrary.org/locations/downtown/
Event fee: Free
Contact:
Carnegie Library – Downtown & Business
412-281-7141
downtown@carnegielibrary.org
