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Rev. Wright at Emmett Till Murder Trial
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Rev. Moses Wright and his son Simon outside the Sumner courthouse where two white men were on trial for the murder of 14 year-old Emmett Till (Wright's nephew), for allegedly whistling at a white woman. The two defendants had abducted Till from Wright's farmhouse where Till and Simon Wright were sleeping in the same room. Despite Rev. Wright's brave identification of the men at the trial, the two defendants were acquitted.
September 1955
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Emmett Till Trial Witness
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Willie Reed, an 18-year-old "surprise" witness who bravely testified during the murder trial of 14-year-old Emmett Till, correctly identifying the white defendants. Despite Reed's testimony, the de...
Emmett Till Trial
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Roy Bryant, and his half-brother J.W. Milam, (left to right) with their attorney on the opening day of their trial for the murder of Emmett Till. The 14-year-old Till, an African American visitor f...
Emmett Till Audience
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A group of African Americans in the courtroom at the Emmett Till murder trial. The 14-year-old Till, who was visiting Mississippi from Chicago, was murdered by two white men for allegedly whistling...
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September 19, 1955
Roy Bryant, one of the two men charged with the murder of Emmett Till who had allegedly whistled at Bryant's wife, Carolyn. She sits at Bryant's right, and Roy holds their two sons in his lap. Brya...
Emmett Till's Mother
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Sporting Goods Strike
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Employees of the Wilson Sporting Goods Company in suburban Chicago are Bob Pickles and Ed Cronk. The men were representing the United Packinghouse Workers of America union because Wilson Sporting G...
