Statements (23)
Predicate | Object |
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gptkbp:instanceOf |
gptkb:crime
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gptkbp:aftermath |
sparked outrage and activism
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gptkbp:date |
September 19–23, 1955
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gptkbp:defendant |
gptkb:J.W._Milam
gptkb:Roy_Bryant |
gptkbp:defenseAttorney |
gptkb:J.J._Breland
gptkb:Sidney_Carlton |
gptkbp:historicalSignificance |
catalyst for the Civil Rights Movement
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https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label |
Emmett Till murder trial
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gptkbp:judge |
gptkb:Curtis_Swango
all-white, all-male jury |
gptkbp:location |
gptkb:Sumner,_Mississippi
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gptkbp:mediaCoverage |
national and international attention
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gptkbp:prosecutor |
gptkb:Gerald_Chatham
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gptkbp:relatedEvent |
Emmett Till's open-casket funeral
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gptkbp:relatedLegislation |
gptkb:Emmett_Till_Antilynching_Act_(2022)
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gptkbp:result |
defendants later admitted guilt in magazine interview
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gptkbp:testimonyBy |
gptkb:Mamie_Till-Mobley
gptkb:Mose_Wright |
gptkbp:verdict |
not guilty
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gptkbp:victim |
gptkb:Emmett_Till
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gptkbp:bfsParent |
gptkb:Emmett_Till_Interpretive_Center
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gptkbp:bfsLayer |
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