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The lynching of Emmett Till is among the most infamous lynchings in the United States. Till was just a boy of 14 years when his life was tragically and violently cut short on August 28, 1955 after a white woman named Carolyn Bryant accused him of offending her in a store. The perpetrators of the murder were Bryant’s then-husband and brother-in-law. The white men beat and shot Till before callously leaving his body in a river. Both men were acquitted by an all-white trial.
In June 2022, a warrant never served for Carol Bryant’s arrest surfaced in a courtroom basement, where it sat for nearly 70 years. The warrant was for her involvement in Till’s kidnapping. Public outcry led to a lawsuit against the woman, the first official action after reopening the case. However, she died before facing any legal ramifications for her involvement.
The lynching of young Emmett Till has become a tragic lesson in American race relationships. Although lynchings in the 1950s were less common than they once were, they still existed. The boy’s age may have encouraged people to draw a line where they might have looked the other way, leading to Carol Bryant’s warrant. However, Till’s murder was one act in a long line of anti-Black violence, and the failure to serve Carol Bryant’s warrant reveals the power of white privilege.
Still, Emmett Till’s murder galvanized other people into action, including his other, Mamie Till-Mobley. As a mother to a Black child, Till-Mobley was acutely aware of adultification bias, which happens when people see Black children as older and more threatening than they are (it continues to play a role in anti-Black violence). This fear was portrayed in a 2022 biopic about Till. But Till-Mobley had already been an activist for years, and the handling of her son’s funeral and her many public appearances contributed to this lynching becoming a national subject.
Emmett Till’s face has become familiar to many Americans as it appears in museums and on statues and other memorials, thanks in part to his mother’s efforts. Both Mamie Till-Mobley and her son were awarded the Congressional Gold Medal in 2022. The same year, the Emmett Till Anti-Lynching Act was signed into law by President Joe Biden. Nevertheless, some view this law as an empty gesture, rightfully arguing that hate crimes were already illegal and the racism that allowed them to persist will continue to do so.
President Biden is to establish a monument honoring Emmett Till and his mother Mamie Till-Mobley. He launched this project at an important time– during a divisive political battle over teaching Black history.
Read MoreFamily members of Emmett Till are demanding the arrest of Caroline Bryant, the woman whose accusation led to the boy’s lynching.
Read MoreEmmett Till, the boy who was lynched after a white women’s false accusation, and his mother receive a posthumous award honoring their lives.
Read MoreTwo holiday events have been canceled in one Kentucky city after threats directed at a nearby Emmett Till event were received.
Read MoreAmerica’s Black History Museum will host Dr. Dave Tell for a free event as he talks about his book, Remembering Emmett Till on October 27th.
Read MoreGreenwood Mississippi is now the home of a statue dedicated to Emmett Till, a boy who was murdered near the statue’s home.
Read MoreIn Tinubu’s opinion, the new movie ‘Till’ sheds light on the plight of Black mothers who want to protect their children from racism.
Read MoreYou can now see the trailer for the upcoming Emmett Till biopic by Chinonye Chukwu, which will premiere at the New York Film Festival.
Read MoreThe family of Emmett Till, who was brutally murdered at 14, demands an arrest after a decades-old warrant was found in a courthouse basement.
Read MoreMany have celebrated the Emmett Till Antilynching Act, signed into law on March 29, 2022. I see no reason to celebrate a law that is one hundred years late and is not an anti-lynching bill, despite the name.
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