Emmett Till Essay

Emmett Till was a 14 year old African American boy who was murdered by white men. Those that knew Emmett said he was funny and responsible. He had polio at the age of 5, but was able to recover with only a slight stutter(source 3). Emmett’s nickname that only some of his friends called him was Bobo, and he was also a little chubby but he didn't let it affect him. He lived in a haven for black businesses, houses, and people, and went to a segregated school in Chicago. Emmett went to Mississippi to visit his cousins, after talking his mom into letting him go. But, that may have been the worst decision of his life, as he got murdered there because of his race, and he apparently “flirted” with a white women(source 3). Emmett was kidnapped by
Even in his first television show he was faced with challenges as, “Reqium, was Serling’s first real success, thought he felt stifled by the demands of censors and especially advertisers.”Serling had a tough time with advertisers and censors as he stated many times on how they affected him, but in the end he was still able to become an amazing screenwriter. Serling created his own television show and wrote in science fiction, mainly because he didn't have to change his ideas as much and he didn't run into as many problems with censors and advertisers. Serling obviously didn’t have to change his ideas as much, as he was quoted, “Serling helped redefine television dramas with scripts addressing often taboo topics in creative, engrossing, and sometimes terrifying ways.” I think the actual real reason he wrote in science fiction was because on his television show he didn’t have to change his ideas a lot, but he still had to change his ideas more than he liked. So he just decided to write in science fiction where there is basically no limits and it can go anywhere in his