Summary : The Murder Of Emmett Till
In this article the author writes the big uprising that the murder of Emmett till brought upon the United States during the 1950's. He explains that before this there was never a national case to gain this much attention.He further explains how big of an impact that one case made on not just the USA domestic policies but the world view of the USA also. The event is still very impactful today with many artist making songs and tributes to the event. He furthermore talks about how the event was not something that was uncommon to hear about but this particular case was able to gain national attention.He gives reasons of why this one did and it was because of the push his family was able to do and the help of popular magazines such as time and life.
Analysis :
I believe that if is wasn't Emmett Till it would have been someone else. Its sad to know that it happened to an innocent soul , but I believe that it had to happen. It helped push for the civil rights movement which helped more people than not and helped changed the justice system to be more fair. I compare how his mother used the media to her advantaged to the same way Treyvon Martin's family used in the Zimmerman case to gain national eyes on the court decision. Its amazing to think that still in today's society things like this still happen .
I agree with you that if it wasn't Emmett Till it would have been someone else. The change was inevitable when such injustice is constantly happening. This holds true today with the Eric Garner and Michael Brown cases. Many people complain about the media coverage on these two particular cases or say that they are isolated incidents and have nothing to do with the entire system. However, the media coverage for these cases are to shed light on the injustice present within America as a whole. If not Garner or Brown, it could have been one of the many recent cases of unarmed killing of black men in the last few months.
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