Roy Bryant
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Roy Bryant was a Mississippi shopkeeper whose accusation against Emmett Till and subsequent acquittal in Till’s 1955 lynching made him a central figure in one of the most infamous racially motivated murders in American history.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Roy Bryant canonical | 4 |
| J. W. Milam | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
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Target entity: Roy Bryant Context triple: [Murder of Emmett Till, perpetrator, Roy Bryant]
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- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
Target entity: Roy Bryant Target entity description: Roy Bryant was a Mississippi shopkeeper whose accusation against Emmett Till and subsequent acquittal in Till’s 1955 lynching made him a central figure in one of the most infamous racially motivated murders in American history.
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A.
Floyd McKissick
Floyd McKissick was a prominent American civil rights attorney and activist who led the Congress of Racial Equality in the 1960s and later became a key advocate of Black economic empowerment and political participation.
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B.
James Byrd Jr.
James Byrd Jr. was an African American man whose brutal 1998 racially motivated murder in Texas became a catalyst for strengthening U.S. hate crime legislation.
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C.
Ordell Robbie
Ordell Robbie is a ruthless and manipulative gunrunner in Quentin Tarantino’s film "Jackie Brown," known for his charismatic yet menacing demeanor.
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D.
Marcus Wright
Marcus Wright is a central human-cyborg hybrid character in the film "Terminator Salvation," whose mysterious past and conflicted nature drive much of the movie’s plot.
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E.
John Hardin
John Hardin was an American frontiersman and soldier of the late 18th century, known for his role in early Kentucky and Ohio Valley conflicts and for whom Hardin County, Kentucky, is named.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
American shopkeeper
ⓘ
human ⓘ perpetrator of racial violence ⓘ |
| accusedOf |
kidnapping of Emmett Till
ⓘ
Murder of Emmett Till ⓘ
surface form:
murder of Emmett Till
|
| acquittedOf |
Murder of Emmett Till
ⓘ
surface form:
murder of Emmett Till
|
| associatedWith |
Money, Mississippi
ⓘ
surface form:
Bryant's Grocery and Meat Market in Money, Mississippi
Carolyn Bryant's accusation against Emmett Till ⓘ |
| causeOfNotoriety |
lynching of Emmett Till
ⓘ
racially motivated violence ⓘ |
| charge |
Murder of Emmett Till
ⓘ
surface form:
murder of Emmett Till
|
| confessedTo | participation in Emmett Till's killing in a 1956 magazine interview ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship | United States of America ⓘ |
| dateOfTrial | 1955 ⓘ |
| employer | Bryant's Grocery and Meat Market ⓘ |
| ethnicGroup | white American ⓘ |
| facedTrialIn | Emmett Till murder trial ⓘ |
| familyName | Bryant ⓘ |
| fullName | Roy Bryant self-link ⓘ |
| givenName | Roy ⓘ |
| hasRole |
accuser in the Emmett Till case
ⓘ
defendant in the Emmett Till murder trial ⓘ |
| historicalPeriod |
American civil rights movement
ⓘ
surface form:
Civil Rights Movement era
|
| impact | case became a catalyst for the Civil Rights Movement ⓘ |
| legacy | symbol of racial injustice in the American South ⓘ |
| legalOutcome | protected from retrial by double jeopardy after acquittal ⓘ |
| legalSystem |
Jim Crow laws
ⓘ
surface form:
Jim Crow legal system in Mississippi
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| mediaCoverage | extensive national and international press in 1955 ⓘ |
| notableEvent |
Murder of Emmett Till
ⓘ
surface form:
Emmett Till lynching
|
| notableFor |
being acquitted by an all-white jury in 1955
ⓘ
central figure in a landmark civil rights era case ⓘ role in the Emmett Till case ⓘ |
| notableWork | involvement in the Emmett Till case ⓘ |
| occupation | shopkeeper ⓘ |
| participantIn |
Murder of Emmett Till
ⓘ
surface form:
kidnapping of Emmett Till
Murder of Emmett Till ⓘ
surface form:
murder of Emmett Till
|
| placeOfActivity |
Leflore County
ⓘ
surface form:
Leflore County, Mississippi
Tallahatchie County, Mississippi ⓘ |
| placeOfResidence | Money, Mississippi ⓘ |
| placeOfTrial | Sumner, Mississippi ⓘ |
| positionHeld | co-owner of Bryant's Grocery and Meat Market ⓘ |
| publicationMention | Look magazine interview about Emmett Till case ⓘ |
| race | white ⓘ |
| sexOrGender | male ⓘ |
| sibling | J. W. Milam ⓘ |
| significantEvent | Emmett Till's abduction from his great-uncle's home ⓘ |
| spouse | Carolyn Bryant ⓘ |
| verdict | acquitted ⓘ |
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Subject: Roy Bryant Description of subject: Roy Bryant was a Mississippi shopkeeper whose accusation against Emmett Till and subsequent acquittal in Till’s 1955 lynching made him a central figure in one of the most infamous racially motivated murders in American history.
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