Emmett Till

From key topic 2: The Civil Rights Movetment , 1945-62 from the edexcel course A Divided Union? The USA 1945-70

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1. Where was Emmett Till visiting his relatives?

  • Mississippi
  • Arkansas
  • Chicago
  • Oklahoma
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2. In what year was Emmett Till killed?

  • 1955
  • 1952
  • 1957
  • 1959

3. An all white Jury found the store-keeper and ... (both of whom were ...) .... after an hour of deliberation.

  • An all white Jury found the store-keeper and his half brother (both of whom were white) not guilty after an hour of deliberation.
  • An all white Jury found the store-keeper and his assistant (both of whom were black) guilty after an hour of deliberation.
  • An all white Jury found the store-keeper and his assistant (both of whom were white) not guilty after an hour of deliberation.
  • An all white Jury found the store-keeper and his half brother (both of whom were black) guilty after an hour of deliberation.

4. Emmett Till's body was found with a bullet in his head and his skull crushed how many days after the store-keepers reaction?

  • 5 days later
  • 2 days later
  • 3 days later
  • 4 days later

5. Who dared Emmett Till to speak to a white woman?

  • His friends
  • The store-keeper
  • His family
  • The police

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