Photograph
Emmett Till Trial Witness
| Willie Reed, an 18-year-old "surprise" witness who bravely testified during the murder trial of 14-year-old Emmett Till, correctly identifying the white defendants. Despite Reed's testimony, the defendants were not convicted. |
| Image ID: | 67257 |
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| Creation Date: | 09 22 1955 |
| Creator Name: | United Press International |
| City: | Sumner |
| County: | |
| State: | Mississippi |
| Collection Name: | Amalgamated Meat Cutters and Butcher Workmen of North America records, 1903-1980 |
| Genre: | Photograph |
| Original Format Type: | photographic print, b&w |
| Original Format Number: | M79-517 Box 13 |
| Original Dimensions: | 6.5 x 9 inches |
| Restricted: Corbis has purchased copyright to all pre-1991 images housed in the UPI office. For reproductions and licensing rights contact copyright holder. |
| Clothing and dress |
| Crime |
| Murder |
| Chairs |
| Courts |
| African Americans |
| Teenagers |
| Race relations |
| Courthouses |
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| Location: | Wisconsin Historical Society Archives, 4th Floor, Madison, Wisconsin |
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