How Did the Decision Made by Emmett Till's Mother to Insist

question 6

Multiple Choice

How did the decision made by Emmett Till's mother to insist on an open-casket funeral for her murdered son affect the struggle for civil rights?

• A) Photographs of Till's mutilated body appeared in African American magazines and made its readers realize that northern African Americans were also vulnerable to racist violence.
• B) Photographs of Till's mutilated body were circulated in the nation's most popular news magazines and convinced many southern white readers to oppose segregation and racist violence.
• C) The photographs of Till's mutilated body swayed an all-white jury to find his murderers guilty.
• D) After seeing the photographs of Till's mutilated body, President Eisenhower ordered federal troops to Mississippi to protect African Americans from further racist violence.

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