Remember Emmett Till

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Across
  1. 6. The Great ________ saw millions of Black people flee the South.
  2. 7. Emmett’s murder galvanized the civil ________ movement.
  3. 9. Emmett’s mother, who insisted on an open-casket funeral.
  4. 10. The civil rights ________ aimed to end racial discrimination.
  5. 11. The enforced separation of races in public spaces.
  6. 12. A violent method used to enforce White supremacy.
  7. 16. Emmett’s hometown.
  8. 17. – The Emmett Till ________ Center works to preserve his memory.
  9. 19. The state where Emmett was murdered.
  10. 20. Emmett did this, which violated a racial taboo.
Down
  1. 1. Lynching was used to re-establish White ________.
  2. 2. A violent reaction after Reconstruction.
  3. 3. Emmett’s murder was a ________ moment in U.S. history.
  4. 4. The period after the Civil War when African Americans gained some rights.
  5. 5. Emmett’s murder highlighted the brutality of ________.
  6. 8. The 14-year-old boy whose murder shocked the nation.
  7. 13. The jury’s verdict for Roy Bryant and J.W. Milam.
  8. 14. Emmett’s last name.
  9. 15. The jury ________ for one hour before reaching a verdict.
  10. 18. The ________ War preceded Reconstruction.