Emmit Till was like any other ordinary boy. He lived in Chicago in 1955 with
his mother. But this summer he was going to visit his Uncle Mose who lived down
south. Down south and Chicago were totally different. First of all, you couldn't
go to a school with someone that wasn't your color, you couldn't go to any
bathroom you wanted and couldn't eat where you wanted. In other words, it was
segregated. Now, let me get back to my story.
I can't wait till go I down south. I wonder what it will be like.said
Emmit. I think you'll like it, but stay out of trouble ya hear. said Emmit's
mom. Ok. said Emmit. The next day Emmit arrived. He met up with his Uncle Mose
and went straight to his Uncle's house. So how old are you now? said Uncle Mose.
Fourteen. said Emmit. So, yah like fried chicken? said Uncle Mose.
Yeah said Emmit. Good cause thats what we having for dinnersaid uncle Mose So
they had dinner and Emmit went to bed.The next day Emmit went outside to go meet
some new friends, but he took his junior high school graduation picture with
him. A few minutes later he met two boys named Tony and Stacey. Emmit said, Look
at my class picture. Tony said, Why are there white people in your class? Emmit
said, I don't know. Why don't you? Stacey said, They aren't allowed in our
school. Tony said, Since you hang around white people so much, I dare you to go
talk to that white lady in that store. Emmit said, Ok.
So Emmit went to the candy store and bought candy. He paid for it and before
he left he said Bye baby. to a white woman in the store and then her husband
came running after him, but Emmit was too fast and he ran all the way home. That
night Uncle Mose asked Emmit, What did you do today ? Who me?,said Emmit Yes
you. said Uncle Mose. Oh ummm, well ummm, I made some new friends, said Emmit.
Why are you so nervous? said Uncle Mose. Why ya say that Uncle Mose? asked Emmit.
Well, ya stuttering. said Uncle Mose.
