What Happened to Emmett What Happened to Emmett Till’s KillersTill’s Killers

David PhillippeDavid Phillippe

Alex FrisinaAlex Frisina

Early LifeEarly Life

Born Born JulyJuly 25, 1941 in Chicago 25, 1941 in Chicago

Born to Louis and Mamie TillBorn to Louis and Mamie Till

Louis died in WWIILouis died in WWII

Emmett “Bobo” TillEmmett “Bobo” Till

All-Black middle class neighborhoodAll-Black middle class neighborhood

All-Black Elementary SchoolAll-Black Elementary School

PersonalityPersonality

Infectious PersonalityInfectious Personality

Loved to tell jokesLoved to tell jokes

Paid to hear jokesPaid to hear jokes

PranksterPrankster

Loved to mess with peopleLoved to mess with people

Mississippi TripMississippi Trip

August 1955August 1955

Emmett and cousin Wheeler Emmett and cousin Wheeler

Parker went to Money, Parker went to Money,

MississippiMississippi

Great Uncle Moses WrightGreat Uncle Moses Wright

Sharecropper and MinisterSharecropper and Minister

Mississippi TripMississippi Trip

Mother told him to Mother told him to “mind his manners”“mind his manners” She knew the race She knew the race

relations were relations were different in southdifferent in south

Lynching in the Lynching in the SouthSouth Took the law in their Took the law in their

own handsown hands

The EventThe Event

Aug 24, 1955Aug 24, 1955

Candy and sodaCandy and soda

Bryant’s GroceryBryant’s Grocery

Roy and Carolyn Roy and Carolyn

BryantBryant

Just some Bubble GumJust some Bubble Gum

““Bye Baby”Bye Baby”

The MurderThe Murder

Aug 28 2:30amAug 28 2:30am J.W. Milam and Roy J.W. Milam and Roy

BryantBryant A Brutal MurderA Brutal Murder Charges?Charges? Aug 31 Aug 31

The Decomposed Body is The Decomposed Body is foundfound

Open CasketOpen Casket Thousands wait to seeThousands wait to see

The TrialThe Trial

Kidnapping and MurderKidnapping and Murder Plea innocentPlea innocent

Moses WrightMoses Wright Accuses Milam and Bryant of Accuses Milam and Bryant of

kidnapping Emmettkidnapping Emmett Sept. 23Sept. 23

Acquitted on murder chargesAcquitted on murder charges 67 minutes 67 minutes

Outraged U.S. and EuropeOutraged U.S. and Europe

The AftermathThe Aftermath

Offered money to tell the storyOffered money to tell the story Look MagazineLook Magazine $4,000 each$4,000 each

Double JeopardyDouble Jeopardy Had to make an example of Had to make an example of

himhim Ostracized from white society Ostracized from white society

and forced to move awayand forced to move away Milam died from cancer in 1980Milam died from cancer in 1980 Bryant died from cancer in Bryant died from cancer in

19941994