Photograph
Emmett Till Audience
| 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 at a white woman. The defendants were acquitted, although they later confessed to the crime. The woman in the front row who is taking notes has been identified as Lillian Pittman, who was a member of a United Packinghouse Workers of American in Mississippi. Her notes were meant to inform the coverage of journalists who were not admitted to the courtroom. |
| Image ID: | 67295 |
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| Creation Date: | 08 1955 |
| Creator Name: | Unknown |
| City: | Sumner |
| County: | |
| State: | Mississippi |
| Collection Name: | Amalgamated Meat Cutters and Butcher Workmen of North America records, 1903-1980 |
| Genre: | Photograph |
| Original Format Type: | photographic print, b&w |
| Original Format Number: | M79-517 Box 13 |
| Original Dimensions: | 10 x 8 inches |
| Courthouses |
| Clothing and dress |
| Crime |
| African Americans |
| Men |
| Women |
| Race relations |
| Smoking |
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| Location: | Wisconsin Historical Society Archives, 4th Floor, Madison, Wisconsin |
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