Exposing Discrimination: the Medical Exam of Emmett Till’s Trauma
Words: 522 1580In the dark days of 1955, a chilling incident unfolded in the heart of the Deep South, leaving an indelible mark on American history. The victim was Emmett Till, a 14-year-old African American boy from Chicago, whose brutal murder in Mississippi exposed the deeply rooted racism and injustice that plagued the region. It was the autopsy that followed Till's death that would become a crucial turning point in the civil rights movement, unveiling the gruesome injuries inflicted upon him and […]
