Emmett Till Trial
Video Questions for Eyes on the Prize: Awakenings: 1954-1956
1.What “rule” did Emmet Till break? How was he punished?
In September 1955, Emmett Till, was a 14 year old boy from Chicago, who was brutally beaten to death for breaking a rule of speaking disrespectfully by saying bye, baby to a white woman while visiting his relatives in Money, Mississippi.
2. Who was charged in the Till court case? Who testified? What was the defense? What was the outcome of the case?
Roy Bryant who was the husband of the white women in the store and her brother in-law J.W. Milam were charges with the murder of Emmett Till. Mose Wright, Till's uncle testified that Till's murderers came to his house and took the boy away into the night. The defense argued that the body was so disfigured, that they failed to prove the identity of the body was Emmett Till. The outcome of the case was that an all-white jury deliberated for …show more content…
How do we know the truth about what really happened to Till?
After the trial, the murderers confess the truth and sold a detailed account of the murder for $4, 00.00 to reporter William Bradford Huie.
4. Who refused to give up her seat on a bus in Montgomery, Alabama? Was this something new for her? What was triggered because of her actions?
In December, 1, 1955, Rosa Parks refuse to give up her seat to a white passenger on a segregated bus in Montgomery Alabama. This was nothing new that she was asking to give up her seat since it was a segregated bus. Because she didn’t give up her seat, actions were triggered that led to her arrest and the boycott.
5. Who was the head of the Montgomery Improvement Association? What role did the church play in the boycott?
Martin Luther King Jr headed the Montgomery Improvement Association. At a local Baptist church the role was to rally that night for freedom, attendees voted to continue the boycott until they were treated with the level of respect.
6. How did the Black community support the boycott? Describe some of their
1.What “rule” did Emmet Till break? How was he punished?
In September 1955, Emmett Till, was a 14 year old boy from Chicago, who was brutally beaten to death for breaking a rule of speaking disrespectfully by saying bye, baby to a white woman while visiting his relatives in Money, Mississippi.
2. Who was charged in the Till court case? Who testified? What was the defense? What was the outcome of the case?
Roy Bryant who was the husband of the white women in the store and her brother in-law J.W. Milam were charges with the murder of Emmett Till. Mose Wright, Till's uncle testified that Till's murderers came to his house and took the boy away into the night. The defense argued that the body was so disfigured, that they failed to prove the identity of the body was Emmett Till. The outcome of the case was that an all-white jury deliberated for …show more content…
How do we know the truth about what really happened to Till?
After the trial, the murderers confess the truth and sold a detailed account of the murder for $4, 00.00 to reporter William Bradford Huie.
4. Who refused to give up her seat on a bus in Montgomery, Alabama? Was this something new for her? What was triggered because of her actions?
In December, 1, 1955, Rosa Parks refuse to give up her seat to a white passenger on a segregated bus in Montgomery Alabama. This was nothing new that she was asking to give up her seat since it was a segregated bus. Because she didn’t give up her seat, actions were triggered that led to her arrest and the boycott.
5. Who was the head of the Montgomery Improvement Association? What role did the church play in the boycott?
Martin Luther King Jr headed the Montgomery Improvement Association. At a local Baptist church the role was to rally that night for freedom, attendees voted to continue the boycott until they were treated with the level of respect.
6. How did the Black community support the boycott? Describe some of their