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Weighted body of Negro boy found in Mississippi
The 14 year old Emmett Till, visiting his uncle Mose Wright at Money, Mississippi, was abducted Sunday after allegedly making ugly remarks to Mrs. Bryant. His body, weighted and found in the Tallahatchie River, led to murder charges against Roy Bryant and J. W. Milam. Till died from a gunshot to the head. his funeral was held in Money. The case drew NAACP calls for vigorous prosecution and wide state attention.
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Greenwood
Miss
Tallahatchie
Emmitt Louis Till
Chicago
Money
George Smith
Leflore County
Roy Bryant
J. W. Milam
Glendora
Smith
Bryant
Till
Mamie Bradley
Mississippi
Mose Wright