The murder of Emmett Till was different than other racially motivated murders because it Emmett’s murder was the first African American teen to make national headlines. Mamie Bradley, His mother found out that the sheriff’s office had ordered the body of Emmett be buried as soon as possible she then delayed Emmett’s funeral and demanded an open casket. She wanted the world to see what she had to, she aloud photographs to be published. The photographs had got reactions across the nation. The photo’s published heated African Americans, as well as White Americans all across the country. It had exposed to the world what actually was happening behind discrimination. When the case went to trail the all-white jury rapidly acquitted Emmett Till’s
