Note to Fbi, I.E Emmet Till
Addressed to F.B.I
The following is found guilty of speaking inappropriately to a white woman. Emmett Till of 14 years spoke in tone of indecency to Carolyn Bryant on August 24 1955. Carolyn claims that Till attempted to ‘flirt’ to 21 year old Bryant and spoke indecently. Proceeding to touch and grab Carolyn In the waist and thrust her towards him, he then proceeded to ask Bryant out on a date. It was this sexually explicit handling that caused Ms Bryant to run out of the store to her car where she reached for her handgun which was under the driver seat. To this action, the teens including Till ran away, one crossed the street to alert Curtis Jones who urged the kids to disperse in fear of violence unfolding.
Ms Bryant told others in the store of what had happened and word quickly spread throughout town and then to Roy Bryant, Carolyn’s husband, who was on an extended shrimp hauling trip
When Mr Bryant returned, he questioned all black men who entered his store, the night of August 26, Roy along with his black companion, J. W. Washington, approached a young black fellow who was walking along the road alone late at night. Roy questioned his identity to many people who witnessed the event of august 24 and none identified the man as Emmet Till. The man was released, but witnesses say they heard Roy speak of taking Till from his house which they had now learned that Till was from Chicago and living with Mose Wright, known well around town for offering accommodation for holidayers.
In the early morning hours—between 2:00 am and 3:30 am—on Sunday, August 28, 1955, Roy Bryant, Milam, and another man (who may have been black) drove to Mose Wright's house. Milam was armed with a pistol and a flashlight. He asked Wright if he had three boys in the house from Chicago. Indeed Till was there, he shared a bed with his cousin. Milam asked Wright to take them to "the nigger who did the talking". When they asked Till if it was him, he replied, "Yeah", for which they threatened
The following is found guilty of speaking inappropriately to a white woman. Emmett Till of 14 years spoke in tone of indecency to Carolyn Bryant on August 24 1955. Carolyn claims that Till attempted to ‘flirt’ to 21 year old Bryant and spoke indecently. Proceeding to touch and grab Carolyn In the waist and thrust her towards him, he then proceeded to ask Bryant out on a date. It was this sexually explicit handling that caused Ms Bryant to run out of the store to her car where she reached for her handgun which was under the driver seat. To this action, the teens including Till ran away, one crossed the street to alert Curtis Jones who urged the kids to disperse in fear of violence unfolding.
Ms Bryant told others in the store of what had happened and word quickly spread throughout town and then to Roy Bryant, Carolyn’s husband, who was on an extended shrimp hauling trip
When Mr Bryant returned, he questioned all black men who entered his store, the night of August 26, Roy along with his black companion, J. W. Washington, approached a young black fellow who was walking along the road alone late at night. Roy questioned his identity to many people who witnessed the event of august 24 and none identified the man as Emmet Till. The man was released, but witnesses say they heard Roy speak of taking Till from his house which they had now learned that Till was from Chicago and living with Mose Wright, known well around town for offering accommodation for holidayers.
In the early morning hours—between 2:00 am and 3:30 am—on Sunday, August 28, 1955, Roy Bryant, Milam, and another man (who may have been black) drove to Mose Wright's house. Milam was armed with a pistol and a flashlight. He asked Wright if he had three boys in the house from Chicago. Indeed Till was there, he shared a bed with his cousin. Milam asked Wright to take them to "the nigger who did the talking". When they asked Till if it was him, he replied, "Yeah", for which they threatened