The picture to the left is of Emmitt Till. He was a young teen when he was killed by white men. His story is one that reminds us of how awful the times were for blacks. Emmitt Till was killed because he whistled at a white women on the streets of Mississippi. Emmitt wasn't from the south and was just visiting with his cousin while his mom went to Nebraska. Emmitt wasn't aware of all the rules that the south had. Because of his ignorance he was killed. He didn't know what he did would get himself killed. The men who killed him got away with it. They were found not guilty, but later they confessed of what they did. It was too late by then. The trial was over, and in the U.S. you only have one trial. Guilty men get away with killing an innocent man........
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