Y/n Hamilton. Younger cousin of Normani Hamilton. The year 1955. The death of emmitt till sparks anger and fear through out the black community. Parents making sure they do everything they could to keep their babies safe. Y/n goes the racist slurs a...
"Are you girls sure you want to go to the funeral? We were told it would be graphic from young people." My uncle asked. "Yes dad. I'll be fine." Normani said. "Y/n?" He asked. "Yes. I want to see what they did to him. I'm a big girl." I said. He nodded and went to start the car. "Y/n let me tie the ribbon on you dress." Grandma said. I walked to her and turned around. Once she was done we all left and got in the van.
On the way there it was quiet. It took a little while to get there cause there was others going to the same place. But we eventually got there. The first thing I saw was thousands of people outside of the church. It looked like the whole city of Chicago showed up for this. When we found a park on the side of the road we all got out and got in line. It took a while but everyone was soon able to view the body. After slowly getting closer and closer we made it in. Then it was our turn to look.
🚨warning to those light hearted. If you don't want to see the picture of Emmett Till in his casket please skip ahead!🚨
Oops! This image does not follow our content guidelines. To continue publishing, please remove it or upload a different image.
As I looked at his face I wondered what exactly did they do to him. Was it really necessary to kill him? Ashelee pulled me away so others could look. "You alright?" She asked. "Yeah... I am."
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
The day after the funeral I was at Mrs Jauregui's house. Normani was here also. But I'm pretty sure Lauren and her were off gossiping again. "So what was it like?" Camila asked me. "Sad and upsetting. I don't know. There was a lot of emotions yesterday." I told her. "But it made think. When I look around Chicago I don't see people trying to make a difference of the world we live in." I said. "But there's Dr King, Malcom X, and Medger Evers." Camila said.
"I know that. I just want to help some how." I said and flopped down on her bed. "Well I got your back. Even tho it scares me. I just don't want you to get hurt for it." Camila said. "Mila we've been hurt all our life. I'm used to it now. We just have to make it worth it when it's over."
