The Story of Emmett Till

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Emmett Till was shot dead in the Talhiyachi River. He had been wearing his father's ring, which helped identify him. His half-brother J.W. Mylam found out where he was staying and took him to a shed. The two men tied around Emmett's neck with barbed wire before shooting him through the head.

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