Tallahatchie County Courthouse (Second District)

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The Tallahatchie County Courthouse (Second District) is a historic courthouse in Sumner, Mississippi, best known as the site of the 1955 Emmett Till murder trial.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf county courthouse
courthouse
historic building
architecturalFunction seat of the Second Judicial District court
associatedWith Emmett Till
J. W. Milam
Roy Bryant
civil rights history
category Buildings and structures in Tallahatchie County, Mississippi
Courthouses in Mississippi
Historic sites of the civil rights movement in Mississippi
country United States
hasDistrict Second Judicial District of Tallahatchie County
hasHistoricSignificance American civil rights movement
racial justice in the United States
locatedIn Mississippi
Sumner, Mississippi
Tallahatchie County, Mississippi
United States
notableFor 1955 Emmett Till murder trial
serves Second Judicial District of Tallahatchie County
trialHeld Emmett Till murder trial
trialYear 1955
usedFor county government functions
judicial proceedings

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Sumner, Mississippi hasCourthouse Tallahatchie County Courthouse (Second District)
Sumner, Mississippi hasHistoricBuilding Tallahatchie County Courthouse (Sumner)
linked to: Tallahatchie County Courthouse (Second District)
Sumner, Mississippi hasCountySeatFunction Tallahatchie County (second judicial district)
linked to: Tallahatchie County Courthouse (Second District)
Sumner, Mississippi hasJurisdiction Tallahatchie County second judicial district courthouse
linked to: Tallahatchie County Courthouse (Second District)