Emmett Till Questions
-Emmett Till Story
1. What was the Jim Crow System?
-These were laws that separated Blacks and Whites under every circumstance.
2. Where and when was the JC System? The system took place in 1955 in the Southern parts of America.
3. Why was this system created?
This system was created to prevent the blacks from taking over the south. 4. How were African Americans treated and expected to act under such a system? African Americans were expected to abide by the laws which included not looking at whites, associating with whites, or any contact whatsoever. Blacks were expected to live their lives with everything non luxury while the whites were treated like first class. 5. Who was Emmett Till? He was a 14 year old African American boy from Chicago. 6. How old was he when he was killed? Emmett was only 14 years old when he was murdered. 7. When and where was he killed? He was killed on August 28, 1955 in the Mississippi Delta at the Tallahatchie River. 8. Why was he killed? He was accused of flirting with a white woman. Emmett allegedly whistled at a white woman. She took it as a serious offense and told her husband, who was one of the people involved in the murder. 9. What was the Civil Rights Movement? The Civil Rights Movement was a movement containing blacks boycotting against the Jim Crow Laws. 10. How did his murder help to spearhead the Civil Rights Movement? Emmett Till’s death was the last strike or the wake up call to African Americans letting them know that they can’t just sit back and let things like this happen. They knew something had to be done to stand up for their rights and what they believe in. 11. What happened to those responsible for Emmett’s death? The jury ruled the two men as not guilty. Even after the two men admitted to killing the boy, no one went to jail after the prosecution. 12. What has the city of Chicago done to insure that his memory and tragic death is not forgotten? There
1. What was the Jim Crow System?
-These were laws that separated Blacks and Whites under every circumstance.
2. Where and when was the JC System? The system took place in 1955 in the Southern parts of America.
3. Why was this system created?
This system was created to prevent the blacks from taking over the south. 4. How were African Americans treated and expected to act under such a system? African Americans were expected to abide by the laws which included not looking at whites, associating with whites, or any contact whatsoever. Blacks were expected to live their lives with everything non luxury while the whites were treated like first class. 5. Who was Emmett Till? He was a 14 year old African American boy from Chicago. 6. How old was he when he was killed? Emmett was only 14 years old when he was murdered. 7. When and where was he killed? He was killed on August 28, 1955 in the Mississippi Delta at the Tallahatchie River. 8. Why was he killed? He was accused of flirting with a white woman. Emmett allegedly whistled at a white woman. She took it as a serious offense and told her husband, who was one of the people involved in the murder. 9. What was the Civil Rights Movement? The Civil Rights Movement was a movement containing blacks boycotting against the Jim Crow Laws. 10. How did his murder help to spearhead the Civil Rights Movement? Emmett Till’s death was the last strike or the wake up call to African Americans letting them know that they can’t just sit back and let things like this happen. They knew something had to be done to stand up for their rights and what they believe in. 11. What happened to those responsible for Emmett’s death? The jury ruled the two men as not guilty. Even after the two men admitted to killing the boy, no one went to jail after the prosecution. 12. What has the city of Chicago done to insure that his memory and tragic death is not forgotten? There