Emmett Till was a 14-year-old African American boy who was brutally lynched in Mississippi in 1955. His murder was a catalyst for the Civil Rights Movement in the United States. Till had allegedly whistled at a white woman named Carolyn Bryant, which led to him being abducted, beaten, and shot, with his body later found in a river. Despite overwhelming evidence against the perpetrators, an all-white jury acquitted them. Photographs of Till's mutilated body circulated widely, shocking the nation and galvanizing support for the Civil Rights Movement. Emmett Till's tragic death and the lack of justice served as a powerful symbol of the racism and violence faced by Black Americans and sparked calls for racial justice and equality.