<P> Mamie largely raised Emmett with her mother; she and Louis Till separated in 1942 after she discovered that he had been unfaithful . Louis later abused her, choking her to unconsciousness, to which she responded by throwing scalding water at him . For violating court orders to stay away from Mamie, Louis Till was forced by a judge in 1943 to choose between jail or enlisting in the U.S. Army . In 1945, a few weeks before his son's fourth birthday, he was executed for the rape and murder of an Italian woman . </P> <P> At the age of six, Emmett contracted polio, which left him with a persistent stutter . Mamie and Emmett moved to Detroit, where she met and married "Pink" Bradley in 1951 . Emmett preferred living in Chicago, so he returned there to live with his grandmother; his mother and stepfather rejoined him later that year . After the marriage dissolved in 1952, "Pink" Bradley returned alone to Detroit . </P> <P> Mamie Till Bradley and Emmett lived together in a busy neighborhood in Chicago's South Side, near distant relatives . She began working as a civilian clerk for the U.S. Air Force for a better salary . She recalled that Emmett was industrious enough to help with chores at home, although he sometimes got distracted . His mother remembered that he did not know his own limitations at times . Following the couple's separation, Bradley visited Mamie and began threatening her . At eleven years old, Emmett, with a butcher knife in hand, told Bradley he would kill him if the man did not leave . Usually, however, Emmett was happy . He and his cousins and friends pulled pranks on each other (Emmett once took advantage of an extended car ride when his friend fell asleep and placed the friend's underwear on his head), and they also spent their free time in pickup baseball games . He was a natty dresser and was often the center of attention among his peers . </P> <P> In 1955, Emmett was stocky and muscular; he weighed about 150 pounds (68 kg) and stood 5 feet 4 inches (1.63 m) tall . Mamie Till Bradley's uncle, 64 - year - old Mose Wright, visited her and Emmett in Chicago during the summer and told Emmett stories about living in the Mississippi Delta . Emmett wanted to see for himself . Bradley was ready for a vacation and planned to take Emmett with her on a trip to visit relatives in Nebraska, but after he begged her to let him visit Wright instead, she relented . </P>

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