Exemplification Essay: Emmett's Murder Case

The evening of August 24th, 1955 in Money, Mississippi a black boy was villainized for an action similar to what a white boy would do. Emmett Till, born July 25th 1941, traveled to Mississippi from Chicago to spend two weeks with his family. That night he was hanging out with a few of his cousins outside of Bryant’s Grocery & Meat Market. A few of the boys and Emmett went inside of the store and the boys made a purchase Emmett was left inside of the store alone with the cashier, Carolyn Bryant. No one heard or was present to remember what happened within that time, but Carolyn went on the say that Emmett unwelcomingly flirted with her. He allegedly grabbed her hand tightly and said, “How about a date, baby?” She pulled away and he then stated, “You needn’t be afraid of me, baby I’ve slept with white women before.” Moments later she left the store to get in her car, and Emmett ,who is outside with his cousins, whistles at her. One of his cousins explained it as a “a loud wolf whistle.” His cousins who knew that he …show more content…
So many cases have been brought through our judicial system that have resulted in the same verdict as Till’s. Trayvon Martin, Korryn Gaines, and the thousands of other stories and cases of black bodies being disrespected and disposed primarily by white men. I also believe that if cases like Philando Castile had video evidence and got a decent verdict that Till’s case would not receive a different verdict because of the lack of evidence. I think that social movements that promote the resistance and justice for black and brown bodies should continue to commemorate Emmett Till and his family. For his story is one that sparked the conversation of injustice against black bodies in America, and in many ways have paved the outcome for the stories to