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1955 murder of Emmett Till
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https://gptkb.org/entity/1955_murder_of_Emmett_Till
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Object
gptkbp:instanceOf
gptkb:historical_event
gptkbp:aftermath
sparked national civil rights movement
gptkbp:age
14
gptkbp:bodyDiscovered
gptkb:Tallahatchie_River
gptkbp:cause
racially motivated hate crime
gptkbp:date
August 28, 1955
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label
1955 murder of Emmett Till
gptkbp:impact
galvanized civil rights activism
gptkbp:location
gptkb:Money,_Mississippi,_United_States
gptkbp:mediaCoverage
widespread national and international attention
gptkbp:memorial
gptkb:Emmett_Till_Interpretive_Center
gptkb:Emmett_Till_Memorial_Commission
gptkbp:mother_of_victim
gptkb:Mamie_Till-Mobley
gptkbp:open_casket_funeral
gptkb:Chicago,_Illinois
gptkbp:perpetrator
gptkb:J.W._Milam
gptkb:Roy_Bryant
gptkbp:relatedLegislation
gptkb:Emmett_Till_Antilynching_Act
gptkbp:result
Emmett Till's death
gptkbp:subject
books
documentaries
films
museum exhibits
artworks
gptkbp:trial
Bryant and Milam acquitted by all-white jury
gptkbp:victim
gptkb:Emmett_Till
gptkbp:bfsParent
gptkb:The_Murder_of_Emmett_Till_(PBS_documentary)
gptkbp:bfsLayer
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