The people mentioned above were emblematic because they fought for racial segregation, in addition to being victims of strong racism that severely damaged their lives. The loss of these people was what attracted Americans' sympathy.
Explanation:
Racism is extremely damaging, as we all know, and although many Americans are still hurt by it, in the early days of the civil rights movement they were hurt even more. People humiliated them, embarrassed them, limited them and even killed them, as happened with Emmett Till, just because they were black. All the names mentioned above, suffered this type of thing because of racism, which caused the empathy of some Americans who recognized how inhumane these actions were and should be repudiated.
