Till EMMET was born and raised in Chicago, Illinois. During summer vacation in August 1955, he spoke to Carolyn Bryant, the white, married proprietor of a small grocery store. Till was accused of flirting with Carolyn. Till as a black male in 1955 was not alowed to speak with a white female. Several nights after the incident in the store, Bryant's husband, Roy, and his half-brother J.W. Milam, who were armed, went to Till's house and took him away and beat and mutilated him before shooting him in the head and sinking his body in the River. Three days later, Till's body was discovered and retrieved from the river.
