Bibliography

Primary Sources
Anderson, Devery. Emmett Till. Photograph. Gannett News Service.
http://www.usatoday.com/story/news/nation/2014/02/27/emmett-till-juanitamilam/5873235/.
This website features pictures as well as information of the brutal murder of Emmett Till.
It not only served as a great resource for information, but we also used the pictures on
this site to convey the event.
Bettmann/Corbis. Emmett Till's Open Casket Funeral Reignited the Civil Rights Movement.
Photograph. http://www.smithsonianmag.com/smithsonian-institution/emmett-tills-opencasket-funeral-reignited-the-civil-rights-movement-180956483/.
While this source was a good source of information, we mainly used this source for the
pictures. Many of the pictures form this website were features on our project. This helped
convey the emotion of the event.
Footage from Emmett Till Funeral. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Me247-bA5wU.
This source is a Youtube video. It is a great primary source because it shows the footage
of the the public coming to Emmett Till's open funeral. This was very important to
document in our project because having an open funeral was very brave of Till's mother
and symbolizes the stand she took.
Fraiser, Sid, and Electronic Assistance Cooperation. Black Lives Matter. Photograph.
http://www.wbdaily.com/national/black-lives-matter-the-wrong-message/.
This website discusses the Black Lives Matter movement as well and has pictures. While
we did read the article, the pictures are was we specifically used in our project. The
importance of the picture we used in our project is to show that prejudices were alive
back in Till's time and still are today.
Getty Images. Newspaper. Photograph. BLVCK VRCHIVES.
http://www.blvckvrchives.com/homegoing/.
This source helped our project a lot. This source features articles, pictures, and captions
about Emmett Till as well as other African-American events. We used many of the
pictures from this source because they were high quality and depicted the theme we
wanted to convey.
Heins, Scott. Till's Mom. Photograph. http://www.okayplayer.com/news/pass-the-popcornemmett-till-documentary.html.
We used this specific source for the headlining picture. While this source goes on to
discuss the tragedy of Emmett Till, we used the picture because it combined a powerful
depiction of Till's mother as well as one of her most famous quotes. This picture helped
us to show that people who typically did not use their voice, voiced their disgust towards
the horrible murder of Emmett Till.

Huffington Post, and Karen Miller. Trial. Photograph. Emmett Till, 61 Years Later: Lets Stop
Pretending Well Never Forget. http://www.huffingtonpost.com/entry/emmett-till-61years-later-lets-keep-pretending_us_57c335cce4b00c54015e6022.
This source featured a lot of pictures of the trial. We used one photograph in particular
from this site. The picture we used depicted the court room scene in which the white
society awaited the verdict of the trial.
Kass, John. Till Standing. Photograph. http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/columnists/ct-kassemmett-till-0829-20140830-column.html.
This was a source that discussed the murder of Emmett Till. Within the site, there was a
picture of Emmett Till as a young child standing by a TV. We used this photograph on our
Thesis page to help the reader/viewer of our site to form a connection with Till
immediately.
March on Washington. Photograph. Wikipedia. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/AfricanAmerican_Civil_Rights_Movement_(1954%E2%80%9368).
A photograph of African Americans Marching on Washington is pictured. They are taking
a stand and demanding equality and rights. Many factors, including the death of Till, and
centuries of unfair treatment led up to this event and it is very inspiring.
March on Washington. Photograph. Wikepedia. Accessed January 12, 2017.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/AfricanAmerican_Civil_Rights_Movement_(1954%E2%80%931968).
This source gave a picture of The March on Washington. African Americans were
demanding rights for themselves, so the depiction of this event helped to show the desire
for change within the African American community..
Men Lynching. Photograph. Accessed January 12, 2017. http://www.globalresearch.ca/twofaces-of-emmett-till-when-black-lives-really-didnt-matter-today-white-racism-is-alive-inamerica/5538042.
This graphic photograph shows the horrors African Americans faced during the time. The
picture is of men being lynched, showing the brutality and drawing parallels with Emmett
Till.
Mitchell, Jerry. Awaiting the Verdict. Photograph.
http://www.clarionledger.com/story/journeytojustice/2015/03/19/emmett-till-courthousearchitect-detective/25033377/.
This source featured a lot of pictures of the trial. We used one photograph in particular
from this site. The picture we used depicted the court room scene in which the white
society awaited the verdict of the trial. While the outcome of the trial was predictable,
this shows the white society awaiting what was a sure victory.
NAACP. Fighting Back. Photograph. http://www.thedailybeast.com/articles/2015/08/28/howemmett-till-changed-the-world.html.

This photograph was taken from an article, but the original photograph was taken by the
NAACP. We used this source to show Emmett Till's mother fighting to hold tears and
anguish back as well as fighting to stand up for her son.
NBC Chicago. Parade. Photograph. http://www.nbcchicago.com/news/local/Emmett-TillRelatives-Gather-at-Boys-Grave-60-Years-Later-323281581.html.
This website discussed the 60 year anniversary of Emmett Till's death. We used a picture
from the website that showed a protest/parade concerning the Emmett Till murder. This
displayed the stand that the African American community took against racism and the fair
verdict.
Northeastern University School of Law. Unsolved Civil Rights Crime Act. Photograph.
http://nuweb9.neu.edu/civilrights/emmett-till-act/.
This website featured an article and pictures of the Laws surrounding the Emmett Till
murder. While we were not able to discuss the laws because of the limited words we
could use, we used a picture to depict the legislature.
SCHAUMBURG LIVE. Newspapers. Photograph. Emmett Till Project.
http://www.emmetttillproject.com/archives2/.
This source featured an article as well pictures about the Emmett Till murder. We used a
photograph from this website about a newspaper that was published after the murder.
This picture was important because the newspapers are what spread the information and
caused a national uproar.
Time Magazine. Observing Body. Photograph. http://time.com/4399793/emmett-till-civil-rightsphotography/.
This website takes the viewer through the Emmett Till case. Within the article, there is a
picture that we used in our project. This photograph was important because it not only
showed his grieving parents, but it also showed Till's mangled body.
Walker, Jim. Money Mississippi & the Murder of Emmett Till. Photograph. January 21, 2013.
http://www.cruiselawnews.com/2013/01/articles/personal-stuff/money-mississippi-themurder-of-emmett-till/.
This source was our most commonly used source for photographs. This website features
a good explanation of the murder along with several useful pictures. Many of the pictures
were used as the header in an attempt to set the tone for each tab of our own website.
We Shall Overcome. Photograph. PBS. Accessed November 27, 2016.
http://tn.pbslearningmedia.org/resource/arct.socst.ush.tillfuneral/emmett-tills-funeral/.
A very influential picture was shown in this source. It shows a crowd of people and a big
poster stating "We Shall Overcome." It is very inspiring and shows the way Emmett Till's
brutal murder brought society together to stand up for a greater cause.

Secondary Sources

Anderson, Devery S. Emmett Till. Jackson, MS: University Press of Mississippi, 2015.
This was one of our most helpful sources. We used it for details about the story. It dug
deeper into the stories and gave us a lot of information we ended up using in our final
project..
Blow, Charles M. "Echoes of Injustice." In Tennessee Electronic Library. N.p.: New York Times,
2015.
http://think.galegroup.com/ic/gic/ViewpointsDetailsPage/ViewpointsDetailsWindow?
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This source was a major source of information for our group. We referenced this source a
lot because it had a lot of useful information that conveyed the story of Emmett Till while
also featuring many quotes. We used this source to really convey the significance of this
murder.
Bond, Julian. The Civil Rights Movement. New York, NY: Sanford Wexler, 1999.
We wanted to incorporate the Civil Rights Movement into our project and this gave us a
lot of information on the movement. By connecting it to a bigger movement, the effect
Emmet Till had on society was shown.
"Champions Of Human Rights Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. (19291968)." Youth For Human
Rights. Accessed January 12, 2017. http://www.youthforhumanrights.org/voices-forhuman-rights/champions/martin-luther-king-jr.html.
This citation gave us quality information about Martin Luther King Jr. It showed his
effect on the Civil Rights Movement. It also gave great quotations.
Gerstenfeld, Phyllis B. "Till Lynching." In Salem Press. Last modified 2005.
http://online.salempress.com/articleDetails.do?
bookId=133&articleName=1950_676&searchText=emmett
%20till&searchOperators=any&category=History.
This site was a great resource for us. This source discussed the murder of Emmett Till
and the reasoning behind it. Not only did we reference it in our own website, but this
source also helped us learn a lot of background information.
Kennedy, Gerrick D. "Lil Wayne apologizes to Emmett Till family." LA Times, May 1, 2013.
Accessed November 27, 2016. http://articles.latimes.com/2013/may/01/entertainment/laet-ms-lil-wayne-apologizes-to-emmett-till-family-20130501.
This source showed us how Till's story still is present in modern society. Rapper, Lil'
Wayne, apologized for his vulgar reference in one of his songs. Till's murder still
continues to polarize society.

Kohls, Dr. Gary G. "Two Faces of Emmett Till: When Black Lives Really Didn't Matter. White
Racism is Still Alive in America." Global Research. http://www.globalresearch.ca/twofaces-of-emmett-till-when-black-lives-really-didnt-matter-today-white-racism-is-alive-inamerica/5538042.
This journal was overall a great source. It had a lot of information from different aspects
of the events such as the trial and the effects. It gave both sides. Also, a lot of pictures
were shown.
Mace, Darryl. "Emmett Tills America." n Remembrance of Emmett Till: Regional Stories and
Media Responses to the Black Freedom Struggle, 11-20. Accessed October 9, 2016.
http://www.jstor.org/stable/j.ctt6wrs7n.
This journal gave us information about the struggle for African American's to gain rights
after the murder of Emmett Till. How people and media reacted is displays. It helped
make the story of Till into something even larger.
"The Murder of Emmett Till." Watson. Accessed January 12, 2017.
http://www.watson.org/~lisa/blackhistory/early-civilrights/emmett.html.
This source gave us helpful information regarding the trial. It showed the proceedings
and a lot of detail. It showed the corruptness of the court and how it was rigged to only
help white people.
Ray, Michael. "Emmett Louis till." In Britannica School High.
http://school.eb.com/levels/high/article/473787.
This source was a secondary source from a database that discussed Emmett Till in his
entirety. We used this source for background information when beginning to research and
ultimately used a lot of the information discussed in our website. A lot of valuable
information came from this site that allowed us to carry out our theme.
Squires, Catherine R. "Emmett till." In Salem Press.
http://online.salempress.com/articleDetails.do?
bookId=272&articleName=GLAA_173451932163&searchText=emmett
%20till&searchOperators=any&category=History.
Another source that ran through the murder and trial of Emmett Till, this source provided
us with immense information. We used this source as a way to have a complete, wellthought out website. This source's information helped us to discover the truth behind the
murder as well as the many prejudices.
Staples, Brent. "The Murder of Emmett Louis Till, Revisited." In Global Issues in Contect. N.p.:
New York Times, n.d.
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This source had a lot of background information and featured a great article about
Emmett Till. While we did not directly quote from this source, we used this source for
background information. This source gave us a better understanding of the event and
helped us better execute a good website.
Ticket, Neely. "A Hate Crime and a Courageous Love." In Tennessee Electronic Library. N.p.:
Crime and Punishment: Essential Primary Sources, 2006.
http://think.galegroup.com/ic/gic/ReferenceDetailsPage/ReferenceDetailsWindow?
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This source focused on the murder of Emmett Till and the events leading up to the
murder. While this source was helpful with common information about the murder, this
source was most helpful to us by showing the stand that Emmett Till's mother took in an
attempt to achieve justice. While justice was never fully achieved as a result of a biased
jury, the stand that his mother took had a large impact on American history.