Elliott J. Gorn | Let the People See: The Story of Emmett Till
Monday, Nov 05, 2018 7:00 PM
Location:
Jimmy Carter Presidential Library
441 Freedom Parkway, Atlanta, GA 30307
The world knows the story of young Emmett Till. In August 1955, the fourteen-year-old Chicago boy supposedly flirted with a white woman named Carolyn Bryant, who worked behind the counter of a country store, while visiting family in Mississippi. Three days later, his mangled body was recovered in the Tallahatchie River, weighed down by a cotton-gin fan. Till's killers, Bryant's husband and his half-brother, were eventually acquitted on technicalities by an all-white jury despite overwhelming evidence. It seemed another case of Southern justice.
About the Author
Elliott J. Gorn is Joseph A. Gagliano Chair in American Urban History at Loyola University Chicago. He is author of several books, including "Dillinger's Wild Ride: The Year that Made America's Public Enemy Number One."
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