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Emmett Till — Part 1

249 pages · May 09, 2026 · Broad topic: Civil Rights · Topic: Emmett Till · 245 pages OCR'd
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aly - te bat eh sea ara Aero ae Ata wide fe, LAW ENFORCEMENT SENSITIVE as Till finished his purchase. “... Maurice told me to go in behind him and make sure he didn’t say anything that he shouldn’t have, but 1 don’t know if he said anything before I got there, I don’t know. But while I was in there, he didn’t. He paid for his items and we left together, we walked out calmly, I didn’t think anything was wrong at the time. ec not grab Till and pull him out of the store. [ . [ss not yelling or screaming when they left and everything appeared , ¢ normal. Shortly after Till and [paired the store] Ci@Y a exited as well. When ______ exitea, Till whistled. Everyone knew Till’s whistling was trouble so they ran to the car and left town. © © e [ [advised that on a Wednesday evening | [Maurice Wright, Till and approximately three other family members went into Money, Mississippi to Bryant's Grocery & Meat Market. [went into the store just prior to Till, and[__Jexited the store as Till was entering. Ld. pre observed Till exiting the store wiht | they didn’t appear rushed and nothing was unusual about their exit. [exiting shortly thereafter and Till whistled. Everyone knew Till's whistling was trouble so they ran for their car and left Money, Mississippi and went home to Mose Wright’s ~ house. 64, 65, 66 S| ie that on a Wednesday Till, b6 -bic mM [Maurice wrist anaf Misc O/5 43 LAW ENFORCEMENT SENSITIVE This document contains neither recommendations not conclusions of the FBI. It is she property of the FBI and is loaned to your agency; it and its contents are not to he distrrbuted outside your agency.
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