This assassination of Emmett Till was not justified considering that he was black, didn't have rights as a citizen, and wasn't aware of the danger that came from his actions; but the white population would've considered his actions as a threat to their society. Emmett Till was a 14 year old boy who was from Chicago, Illinois and lived with his mother and no father. But the life that he lived or that many lived as a negro male and female wasn't easy because they had experienced segregation and knew that getting themselves in trouble with a white person could be dangerous but didn’t know how dangerous it would be because they knew that they would be punished for things that white people would not get punished with. Segregation back in the day was hard for those that were born in a slave state or a free-slave state and even people that came from a black family were treated unequally because of their appearance. …show more content…
Having to live and experience all the remarks made by people that were racist and didn't like black people going to places that were made for colored people only and then later switched to public places made people angry. Emmett was known to be a very bright student who liked to make people laugh and just having a good time. Visiting Mississippi in 1955 was not something that was planned by his mother or himself, he wanted to go with his uncle and be with his cousins for a while to spend some time with them. His mother was unsure about letting him go, she knew that segregation was much worse in Mississippi than it was in Chicago but gave
On August 28, 1955, fourteen year old Emmett Till was beaten, tortured and shot. Then with barbed wire wrapped around his neck and tied to a large fan, his body was discarded into the Tallahatchi River. What was young Emmett’s offense that brought on this heinous reaction of two grown white men? When he went into a store to buy some bubblegum he allegedly whistled at a white female store clerk, who happened to be the store owner’s wife. That is the story of the end of Emmett Till’s life. Lynchings, beatings and cross-burning had been happening in the United States for years. But it was not until this young boy suffered an appalling murder in Mississippi that the eyes of a nation were irrevocably opened to the ongoing horrors of racism in the South. It sparked the beginning of a flourish of both national and international media coverage of the Civil Rights violations in America.
The Emmett Till trial seemed to be biased and extremely unfair. Emmett Till deserved an equal trial. Yes what Emmett had done to Carolyn Bryant was extremely rude and unneeded, but he didn’t know what it was like in the south and he was just trying to impress the guys, like any other teenage boy would try to do.
Emmett Till was fourteen years old when he died, as a result of racism. He was innocent, and faced the consequences of discrimination at a young age. His death was a tragedy, but will he will live on as somebody who helped African-Americans earn their rights. Emmett Till’s death took place in a ruthless era in which his life was taken from him as a result of racism during the Civil Rights Movement.
The picture of Emmett Till’s brutalized body haunts me every day of my life.I was ten in the 5th grade when my teacher decided to show the class a film that showcased all the events leading up to the civil rights movements.The film talked about the case by only using images from his funeral .When Emmett Till’s body popped up on the screen The thought of a body that was once youthful was brutalized and turned into a what now looks like a monster.Maybe to the oppressor, Emmett Till and people alike will always be monsters.What do you think Emmett Till’s body symbolized for the generations of black people whose lives were put on hold because of the fear of their life being taken at any minute?Just Five years after his
Emmett till case is the first case that upset most white people. It the fact that it happened to a child, that make all the difference in the world. Emmett Till helped open American’s eyes to the racial hatred in their country and it helps racial equality and justice.
Even though whites and blacks protested together, not all of them got punished in the same ways. Even though it wasn’t folderol committed by either race, racists saw it as this and would do anything to keep segregation intact. Sometimes, the whites would be shunned, by society, and not hurt physically. While the blacks, on the other hand, were brutally kille...
I do not believe there is anything that can justify the cruelty or murder of Emmett Till’s innocent soul. Across America, we will remember Emmett Till and how he was just happily living his life. Everyone should not have their happiness or life oppressed by discrimination. Life was very difficult for African Americans. White’s treated blacks as less than human. White people believed that if you had a different skin color that made you automatically less intelligent, civilized, and
The Scottsboro trial of 12 young African American boys over the alleged rape of rape of 2 white girls was completely unjust, because of lies, ignored the facts, and racism. For example, the first thing to remember is that the boys were put on trial for “raping” two white girls on a train in Tennessee. The girls claimed that the boys made 6 of the 7 seven white boys on the train jump off, then the boys assaulted the women. First of all, during the trial, Victoria Price gave a testimony that crucified the boy, and yet getting sympathy from the jury. Her testimony was not the same as the other girl’s, Ruth Bates. When this happened no one went back to check if any of their stories were true. This was unjust, because in normal cases, without racism, there
King and others got treated during this time. The Jim Crow laws basically said that these acts were okay and they were strict laws in the South, whites didn’t want blacks to have any power. Dr. King made speeches in the South and everywhere to influence people that these were wrong doings towards the black society and U.S. citizens. Even though whites seen blacks as lazy and dumb, Dr. King proved them wrong because all his speeches and had a message to it. When Eugene “Bull” Connor ordered the fire department to turn high power hose on the blacks and have them attacked by dogs; the blacks never gave up. Reporters videotaped this horrible tragic and when the nation seen this they were furious; that’s when the ears of the Americans began to
It is rare for a victim of a hate crime to get the justice they deserve. During the 1950s, the establishment of Jim Crow Laws in the South were extremely fixated on racial disenfranchising African-Americans. Mississippi was no exception, in that they glorified the Old South more than any of their fellow southern states. Young and independent Emmett Louis Till went to Mississippi to visit some relatives over the summer. 14-year-old Emmett Till was kidnapped, tormented, and murdered, after he reportedly flirted with a white woman who went by the name of Carolyn Bryant. The death of Emmett Till at the hands of his racially motivated killers, Roy Bryant and J.W. Milam, was brought to light in their confessions. Even with the undisputable incriminating
Racial discrimination in this time period was a very crucial issue. This case should have never happened. Why were these men murdered for fighting for what they believed in? The civil rights act of 1964 was a prime example of what should have been done before these men were murdered and all of these executions might have been prevented. To this day racial segregation, religion and other forms of discrimination still go on but something is being done about it. Innocent people are not being murdered because of three men who lost their lives due to discrimination. Even though these men are gone it is because of their death that people are still fighting for equality.
In the movie “The Murder Of Emmett Till”, there was a 14 year old boy that got dragged out of his house, beat to death, and thrown in a river all because he whistled at a white women. This is being prejudice, the word prejudice means(opinion that is not based on reason or actually experience). Many other evil things happened back in the 1900’s. A person can experience evil without becoming evil because someone won’t always do evil things just because they have experienced evil.
“Darkness cannot drive out darkness; only light can do that. Hate cannot drive out hate; only love can do that.” The Martin Luther King Jr. assassination was unjust because he was a civil rights activist who supported nonviolence and ended segregation. Some people say Martin Luther King Jr assassination was justice because he cheated on his wife and he was too powerful.
It goes on to saying the nation was unexploited on such an assault. That only showed destruction and the tragic loss of life doesn’t happen in America. A prominent scholar by the name of cornel west has a totally different view of this situation. He professed that America has been in the word “Niggerized”. To African American we known what it was meant to be part of random and senseless violent acts. America comes from the background of lynching. The practice of lynching in the U.S is an event that every scholar continuously analyze. Where did the motivation of lynching a race come from? What is the reason for this hatred and outrage violence towards once race? This act was used for providing immediate justice and trying to speed up the legal process, to know used for a punishment to people behavior that wasn’t socially accepted. Don’t get me wrong lynching wasn’t the only methods they used to punish slaves. They had very inhumane ways of punishments for example brandings, shootings, and floggings and many
Nowadays it doesn’t seem right to mistreat someone and kill them for who they are and the color of their skin. Race relations have changed a lot since the 1930’s to now. African Americans have a lot more respect than they used to. There are still always racism issues throughout the world, but that is just society. In the 1930’s, blacks were hung, mistreated, and weren’t respected at all. They could never find jobs and were always accused of something they could’ve done or even if they didn’t do it. They were used as slaves for such a long time just for the difference in their skin tone. Today, they are respected much better than they