Emmett Till Violating Racial Codes

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In August, 1955, an african american boy, Emmett Till, who was 14 from Chicago had just arrived in Money, Mississippi to visit family. He went to the grocery store and while he was in there a white women was working behind the counter and Emmett Till whistled and was making flirtatious things. While he was doing this he didn't realize he was violating racial codes. Three days later, the woman's husband- Roy Bryant- and his half brother - J.W Milam- had drug Till from his ucleś house in the middle of the night. At first they were just repeatedly beating him, then ended up shooting him and killing him. After killing Emmett the men threw his body in a river called Tallahatchie which is also located in Mississippi. Roy Bryant and J.W Milam came

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