•The woman’s husband and his half brother went to Till’s house that night
•Till was kidnapped, beaten, shot, and then his body was dumped into a river
•Till’s mother insisted on an open-casket •The 2 men went to trial, but were acquitted by the all white jury members •Later, in exchange for $4000, the men told Look magazine how they brutally murdered Till The Death of Emmett Till: /watch?v=QjfGcRM35xg
Race has no “scientific” basis, e.g., DNA
Slavery
•Not always tied to racism.
The word “slave” comes from sclavus meaning “slavic people” or people from East or Central Europe. Slavery was a part of many ancient civilizations including Aztec, Sumer, Egypt, Syria, Greece, Persia, Byzantines, Vikings, Arab and African kingdoms.
Jim Crow Laws
Definition: Laws that separated/segregated African Americans and other non-white racial groups from White Americans. Some commonly segregated spaces as a result of Jim Crow were: •schools •public areas •transportation •restrooms •restaurants