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Emmett Till

Emmett Till. OGT Style Questions. 1. Where was the incident involving Emmett Till? Where was he from ? Support both answers with textual evidence from the song. (4 points ) +1 Emmett Till’s incident was in Money, Mississippi +1 Evidence that supports this is, “ Twas down in Mississippi”.

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Emmett Till

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  1. Emmett Till OGT Style Questions

  2. 1. • Where was the incident involving Emmett Till? Where was he from? Support both answers with textual evidence from the song. (4 points) • +1 Emmett Till’s incident was in Money, Mississippi • +1 Evidence that supports this is, “Twas down in Mississippi”. • +1 Emmett Till was from Chicago • +1 Evidence that supports this is, “ . . . a young boy from Chicago”.

  3. 2. • Give two details about Emmett’s experience in the store. (2 points) • +1 Emmett Till went to the store to get candy and soda. • +1 Till was dared to flirt with a white woman there.

  4. 3. • Who is Mr. Bryant and what is his side of the story? Who is Wheeler and what is his side of the story? (4 points) • +1 Mr. Bryant is the store owner and the white woman’s husband. • +1 Mr. Bryant believes that Till was flirting with his wife and needed to be taught a lesson. • +1 Mr. Wheeler was Emmett’s cousin. • +1 Mr. Wheeler’s side of the story was that Till only whistled at the white woman.

  5. 4. • What was the funeral like? Why? (2 points) • + 1 The funeral was public with an open casket. • +1 Emmett Till’s mother wanted the funeral this way so that others could see the brutality of the killings.

  6. 5. • What was probably the real reason Emmett Till was murdered? Support your answer with textual evidence from the song. (2 points) • +1 The real reason Emmett Till was killed was probably because he was black. • +1 A line from the song that supports this is, “He was a black skin boy so he was born to die.”

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