Burial service for Emmett Till

ST-17600600

Title: Burial service for Emmett Till Description: Man collapses at the burial service for Emmett Till at Burr Oak Cemetery, Alsip, Illinois. Till, a 14-year-old Black child, was brutally murdered and lynched by two white men, Roy Bryant and J.W. Milam, in a racist attack. Date Depicted: 1955 September 6 Creator: Chicago Sun-Times Creator Role: photographer Physical Format: black-and-white negatives Copyright Notice: © Chicago Sun-Times Media, Inc. All rights reserved. Credit Line: ST-17600600, Chicago Sun-Times Collection, Chicago History Museum Storage Location: P&P: Chicago Sun-Times collection, digital image only (no associated collection materials) Max Pixels - Width: 5411 Max Pixels - Height: 4299 Help improve this content