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1. What happened to Moses Wright?
2. How did Mamie Till die?
3. What happened to Emmett Till's killers quizlet?
4. Where did Moses Wright live?
5. What was Emmett Tills funeral like?
6. What cemetery is Emmett Till buried in?
7. Who was Rosa Parks quizlet?
8. Why did Emmett's mother request his casket stay open quizlet?

What happened to Moses Wright?

Mose died in August 1977 at La Grande, Cook County, Illinois. He left the world at the age of 85. For the moment, his contribution and courage are still not forgotten. His role is portrayed by the famous actor named Glynn Turman who has provided just characterization to the life of Wright.

How did Mamie Till die?

Death. On January 6, 2003, Till-Mobley died of heart failure at the age of 81. The same year, her autobiography (written with Christoper Benson), Death of Innocence: The Story of the Hate Crime that Changed America, was published.

What happened to Emmett Till's killers quizlet?

In September 1955 they were acquitted (got off) of Till's kidnapping and murder.

Where did Moses Wright live?

Moses and his wife Elizabeth lived in a three-room home surrounded by trees on a lonely stretch of road near Money — a whistle-stop town in the cotton-growing Mississippi Delta. Wright, called "Preacher," was a minister as well as a sharecropper.

What was Emmett Tills funeral like?

Till's body was returned to Chicago where his mother insisted on a public funeral service with an open casket which was held at Roberts Temple Church of God in Christ. It was later said that "The open-coffin funeral held by Mamie Till Bradley exposed the world to more than her son Emmett Till's bloated, mutilated body.

What cemetery is Emmett Till buried in?

The 14-year-old Black boy from Chicago who was murdered by two white men in Misissippi was buried in Burr Oak Cemetery on the same day his murderers were charged.

Who was Rosa Parks quizlet?

An African American women/activist who stood up for her rights against white men on a Montgomery, Alabama bus. Began by Rosa Parks, a boycott against Montgomery, Alabama's buses for the racial injustice that occurred.

Why did Emmett's mother request his casket stay open quizlet?

When she saw Emmett's mutilated face and body, she also insisted they hold an open-casket funeral, so everyone could see the worst effects of racism in the U.S.