2. Who was Emmett Till? Why was the decision by his mother to display his body in an open casket, in the city of Chicago, retrospectively important to the civil rights movement as a whole? [3]
Emmett Till was a young African-American boy who was brutally murdered in 1955. Only a year after schools were no longer segregated, Till was still living in a world of discrimination against black people. Emmett grew up in Chicago where racism was not as profound as it was in the deep Southern towns. Till was a cocky boy in his few teenage years. He was known to be the centre of attention and could always make people smile, even in the most solemn situations. He had gone to Mississippi to meet with relatives in the small town of Money. Here, Emmett whistled at a white girl as he was purchasing bubble-gum from the Money convenience store (Bryant’s Grocery Store). Several nights after the …show more content…
It’s long title is: “An act to enforce the constitutional right to vote, to confer jurisdiction upon the district courts of the United States of America to provide injunctive relief against discrimination in public accommodations [aka the general public], to authorize the Attorney General to institute suits to protect constitutional rights in public facilities and public education, to extend the Commission on Civil Rights, to prevent discrimination in federally assisted programs, to establish a Commission on Equal Employment Opportunity, and for other purposes”. The Act was not limited to the removal of lawful discrimination against African-Americans, but also aimed to abolish discrimination against people due to their sex, gender, ethnicity and national origin. This ensured that the equality outlined in the 14th Amendment, along with the right to vote in the 15th Amendment had been fully acknowledged. The passing of this Act by Johnson proved to be a landmark piece of civil legislation in the United
Emmett Till was a young African-American boy who was brutally murdered in 1955. Only a year after schools were no longer segregated, Till was still living in a world of discrimination against black people. Emmett grew up in Chicago where racism was not as profound as it was in the deep Southern towns. Till was a cocky boy in his few teenage years. He was known to be the centre of attention and could always make people smile, even in the most solemn situations. He had gone to Mississippi to meet with relatives in the small town of Money. Here, Emmett whistled at a white girl as he was purchasing bubble-gum from the Money convenience store (Bryant’s Grocery Store). Several nights after the …show more content…
It’s long title is: “An act to enforce the constitutional right to vote, to confer jurisdiction upon the district courts of the United States of America to provide injunctive relief against discrimination in public accommodations [aka the general public], to authorize the Attorney General to institute suits to protect constitutional rights in public facilities and public education, to extend the Commission on Civil Rights, to prevent discrimination in federally assisted programs, to establish a Commission on Equal Employment Opportunity, and for other purposes”. The Act was not limited to the removal of lawful discrimination against African-Americans, but also aimed to abolish discrimination against people due to their sex, gender, ethnicity and national origin. This ensured that the equality outlined in the 14th Amendment, along with the right to vote in the 15th Amendment had been fully acknowledged. The passing of this Act by Johnson proved to be a landmark piece of civil legislation in the United