Mississippi in the summer of 1955, when Emmett Till visited relatives ... Instead, Reed summoned all of his courage and walked into a courtroom to accuse two white men, J.W. Milam and Roy Bryant ...

Emmett Till's death was a key galvanising moment in the US civil rights movement A jury in Mississippi has declined to bring charges against the woman whose accusation led to the 1955 lynching of ...

The Trial for the Murder of Emmett Till.” It will feature photographs of the youngster’s life in Chicago, his funeral and original courtroom sketches of the trial. That trial was a sham.

Injustice: The Trial for the Murder of Emmett Till shares Emmett's story and legacy through photographs of the joyful life he led in Chicago, the gut-wrenching images from his funeral and the original ...

Emmett Till's body was found in the Tallahatchie River ... When he stood up in open court and pointed his weathered finger at Milam and Bryant, his bravery surpassed his five-foot-three-inch ...

Strider lorded over the courtroom and refused to admit African ... His testimony bolstered the main defense argument: Emmett Till was still alive and well, living in Detroit with his grandfather.