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Louis Till (February 7, 1922 – July 2, 1945) was an American soldier. He was the father of Emmett Till, whose murder in August 1955 at the age of 14 galvanized the Civil Rights Movement. A soldier during World War II, Louis Till was executed by the U.S. Army in 1945 after being found guilty of murder and rape. The circumstances of his death were little known even to his family until they were revealed after the trial of his son's murderers ten years later, which affected subsequent discourse on the death of Emmett Till.

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Born	7 February 1922 New Madrid, Missouri, U.S.
Died	2 July 1945 (aged 23) Pisa, Italy
Zodiac	Aquarius
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Mamie Till 1921-2003 American schoolteacher · m. 1940 info edit

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Mamie Till

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Married · 14 Oct 1940

Dec 1939 - 2 Jul 1945

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