Emmett Louis Till was born in Chicago on July 25, 1941. Emmett was the only child of Louis and Mamie Till. He never knew his father, a soldier, who died during World War II. At the age of five ...

This national park site honors the family of Emmett Till, preserves the history of one of the country's most horrific hate crimes, and commemorates the struggle for civil rights that continues today.

The life and tragic death of Emmett Till is the focus ... "These drawings give a visual account of a trial that amplified the ...

Simeon Wright, 67, is Emmett Till's cousin and was with him the night Till was kidnapped and murdered. M. Spencer Green / AP Images In 1955, Emmett Till—a 14-year-old African-American visiting M ...

Shatterglass Films and Chaz Ebert, the wife of the late Roger Ebert, said they will adapt the Emmett Till book Death of Innocence: The Story of the Hate Crime That Changed America into a feature film.

"I wasn't allowed to run around with the gang and I had to give ... U.S. Army had executed Private Till in Italy in 1945 for raping two Italian women and killing a third. The insinuation ...