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Worksheets"Who killed Emmett Till?" - Review
Total questions: 15
Worksheet time: 30mins
This word means a judgment of not guilty has been determined at the conclusion of a trial.
acquittal
verdict
summons
plea
This word refers to the document (writ) issued by the court calling for a witness to testify during a trial.
arraignment
appeal
plea
subpoena
This word refers to a serious crime such as murder or arson.
conviction
exonerated
felony
misdemeanor
This word refers to the document (writ) calling a defendant to court to stand trial for a crime.
arraignment
exonerated
summons
verdict
This word refers to the findings of a jury on issues submitted to it for decision.
acquittal
exonerated
plea
verdict
In the murder trial of JW Milam and Roy Bryant, what defense convinced the jury to vote a verdict that they were innocent of murdering Emmett Till?
Emmett Till was not from Mississippi.
JW Milam and Roy Bryant were kind hearted brothers.
Emmett Till had wolf whistled at Carolyn Bryant.
The body found in the river could not be identified as Emmett Till's.
Whose testimony was omitted from the trial and the jury was not allowed to hear before making a verdict?
Mamie Bradley - Emmett Till's Mother
Carolyn Bryant - Roy Bryant's wife who worked at the store that Emmett Till entered.
Mose Wright - Emmett Till's Uncle who owned the home where Bryant and Milam kidnapped Till.
BL Mims - The man who used his boat to pull Emmett Till's body from the river.
What was the purpose of Mamie Bradley, Emmett Till's mother, having an open casket on display in Chicago for her son's body and inviting David Jackson from Jet magazine to photograph his body?
To persuade people that the body is her son's.
To show the world the violence that she has seen in Mississippi.
To call for sympathy for her son.
To allow people to say goodbye to Emmett Till.
TRUE or FALSE: Roy Bryant and JW Milam were never convicted for the kidnapping and murder of Emmett Till even though they had confessed to both crimes.
TRUE
FALSE
What is the name of the Civil Rights leader who was inspired by the unjust not guilty verdict from the trial of JW Milam and Roy Bryant in August of 1955? This person would to go on to be arrested during the Bus Boycott in Montgomery, Alabama in December of 1955.
Malcolm X
Mamie Bradley
Martin Luther King, Jr.
Rosa Parks
Read the student's claim below. What piece of evidence best supports the claim?
JW Milam and Roy Bryant are guilty of murdering Emmett Till since they confessed to the kidnapping.
In the testimony of George Smith, the LeFlore Country Sheriff, he explained that Roy Bryant stated that he, "went down there and went to his house and got him out and brought him up to the store."
In the testimony of Add Reed, he explained that "Before I got up the hill, I seen two men" on Leslie Milam's property, who is the brother of JW Milam.
In the testimony of Willie Reed, he explained that he heard whipping on the property of Leslie Milam, who is the brother of JW Milam.
In the testimony of Mamie Bradley, she explained that she "positively identified the body in the casket" as her son.
Read the student's claim below. Which piece of evidence best supports the claim?
JW Milam and Roy Bryant are guilty of the murder of Emmett Till, but were acquitted of the charges because of a biased jury.
In the article, it states that the jury discussed the their vote for "one hour seven minutes of deliberation."
In the article, it states that is was "an all white jury, composed mainly of Delta cotton farmers."
In the article, it states that one of the jurors expressed "there was reasonable doubt" that the body was Emmett Till's.
In the article, it states that when the jury first voted "nine of the 12 for acquittal, with three undecided."
Read the student's Claim and Evidence below. Which Warrant best explains how the Evidence supports the Claim?
The body of Emmett Till was correctly identified by his mother Mamie Bradley. In the article it states, "A ring on one of the bloated fingers bore the initials “L.T.” Mrs. Bradley said it was her husband’s, and the boy had put it on before vacation in the South."
As a rule, people like to where jewelry.
As a rule, a mother would know best.
As a rule, "L.T." shows it is Emmett Till.
As a rule, it is likely that Emmett Till would wear a ring with these initials to remember his late father.
Read the student's Claim and Evidence below. Which Warrant best explains how the Evidence supports the Claim?
Carolyn Bryant explained the motive to why her husband Roy Bryant would murder Emmett Till. In the testimony of Bryant, she explained that Till had grabbed her hand and said, "How about a date baby?"
As a rule, Roy Bryant would only let his brother do this.
As a rule, Carolyn Bryant would have been embarrassed.
As a rule, if Till had done this he was asking for trouble.
As a rule, if Till had done this to Bryant's wife he would have been angered and insulted.
In the stunning confession of JW Milam to William Bradford Huie for Look Magazine, what are the TWO reasons the author proposes that the people of Mississippi would not convict Milam and Bryant for the murder of Emmett Till?
They approve of Milam and Bryant's actions.
They don't disapprove enough of Milam and Bryant's actions to be willing to give their enemies of their way of life a victory.
They are white.
They see Milam as a war hero.
