Emmett Till

Emmett Louis Till was an African American boy who was abducted, tortured, and lynched in Mississippi in 1955 at the age of 14, after being accused of offending a... Wikipedia

• Born:  Emmett Louis Till, July 25, 1941, Chicago, Illinois, U.S.
• Died:  August 28, 1955, Drew, Mississippi, U.S.
• Cause of death:  Lynching (bullet wound and mutilation)
• Resting place:  Burr Oak Cemetery, Alsip, Illinois
• Education:  James McCosh Elementary School
• Parent(s):  Mamie Carthan Till-Mobley, Louis Till
• Awards:  Congressional Gold Medal (posthumous, 2022)
• Data source:  DuckDuckGo