Emmett Till Rough Draft Slavery has been abolished and the African Americans began to get the freedom they needed. Though there were still so many problems that the African Americans were still experiencing and hatred. This hate which classify as racism has gone to the hate stages of biased violence such as murder (lynching) and physical harm. This racial violence has infected even the young and innocent children such as Emmett Till, a fourteen year old boy who was unrightfully brutally murdered and never gain justice. Although he never got the justice he deserved, he did make a huge change in the civil rights movement and served as a worldwide eye opener to the racial violence of others. Now nationwide people spread Emmett Till's story …show more content…
His case was a huge shocker for everyone because it showed how seriously dangerous racism has come to now. His case caused fear and anger. The fear is based on the fact this can happen again to someone innocent even to your own friends and family. The anger is based on this death that happened to a young boy due to racism who did nothing wrong and never really got the justice he deserved. This fear, anger, and shock in people that happen caused it to spread in awareness. This spread of awareness impacted so many things and affected our own history. Till's case impacted a new growth in the civil rights movement that would never have changed if it wasn't to Emmett Till's story. In an article the text states, ¨Thus, historically Till´s murder opened the eyes of blacks and whites to the vicious side of those who sought to eliminate African Americans from the social fabric of America¨ (Alford 3). Another quote states, "Till´s brutal murder, then, is the true ugliness of American racism, which both electrified and galvanized the black community into the next phase of the civil rights movement¨ (Alford 2). As written before Till's case allowed people to take a serious realization that the stages of hate for African Americans are increasing. It is becoming more dangerous and people are willing to do this to MORE African Americans. This was a calling not only for the black community but everyone to act more to do something about this. The story is so important because it highlighted the issue of racism in America to millions and positively affected the civil rights movement so