Emmett till is a 14 year old African American that was lynched in 1955.
Explanation:
Emmett was accused of offending a white woman in a grocery store in mississippi, as a result the womans husband abducted Emmett and mutilated him and dumped him into a river. His death drew attention to the mistreatment of African Americans.
Emmett Till was a 14 year old Black teenager who was abducted, beaten, and lynched by two white men in 1955. His murder galvanized the emerging civil rights movement in the United States.
