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Deputy Sheriff Cothran, 1955 (pencil on paper)

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CHH466901
Image title
Deputy Sheriff Cothran, 1955 (pencil on paper)
Artist
McMahon, (William) Franklin (1921-2012) / American
Location
Chicago History Museum, USA
Medium
pencil on paper
Date
1955 AD (C20th AD)
Dimensions
10.5 x 8 inches cms
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In 1955 Chicago teenager Emmett Till (1941-1955) was lynched while visiting relatives near Money, Mississippi; McMahon's collection visually documents the trial of the two men accused murdering Till; Deputy Sherrif of Leflore County John Ed Cothran (1914-2008) arrested J.W. Milam, one of the accused, and was a witness for the prosecution; Cothran is seen here identifying a 70 pound cotton gin fan that was found tied to Emmett Till's neck with barbed wire; This drawing is on the verso of a drawing of Cothran testifying;

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© Chicago History Museum / Bridgeman Images
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african american / figure / courtroom illustration / murder trial / racial / drawing / civil rights movement / identifying / emmett till / lynching / sketch / cotton gin fan / deputy sherrif cothran / male / race / witness / testimony / reportage / mississippi / Drawing / Mzdrawing
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