GIVE US OUR RIGHTS

Innocent black man, Emmet Til was murdered brutally for for flirting with a white girl. A huge mob came in and severely beat him to death. The ringleaders of the lynch mob were not in trouble for what they have done and were deemed innocent. This caused a furious outrage in the south. Emmett Til's mother decided to generate empathy for her beloved son by showing an open casket of her son. Mississippi, which was the most segregated state in the south was fired with protesters. MLK jr. was able to get high schoolers to protest for their rights. However, the police retaliated by beating the protesters, injuring many and killing some. The African Americans were protesting in a peaceful manner. This went to international television and this made all the Americans look bad. Media become important in this era.