What Is The Cause Of Emmett Till's Trial
After the murder of Emmett Till, a Chicago-born, aged 14, the trial for his justice was set up in Sumner, Mississippi. After visiting his relatives in Money, Mississippi he had supposedly asked a white woman, "How about a date, baby?" In fear, the white woman working at the cash register had told her husband, Roy Bryant, was angered by this news. According to witnesses, they had seen Bryant and J. W. Milam kidnap Till from his great uncle Mose Wright house. Bryant and Milam were accused of beating him and pushing his body into the Tallahatchie River.
Till’s trial lasted for five days in which the courtroom was filled with spectators. The county’s sheriff H.C Strider testified that the body pulled out of the river was not Till's. Strider thought
Till’s trial lasted for five days in which the courtroom was filled with spectators. The county’s sheriff H.C Strider testified that the body pulled out of the river was not Till's. Strider thought