Question

emmett till was born in chicago, illinois on july 25, 1941. his mother, mamie, had moved to chicago from mississippi at the age of two. louis till, emmetts father, served in world war ii and died overseas. among the possessions sent back to mamie was a ring with the initials l.t. engraved on it. emmett till was a happy child who helped his single mother around the house. despite a battle with polio at age five that left him with a stutter, till loved to crack jokes and make people laugh. in 1955, when till was 14, his great uncle, moses wright, visited him and mamie in chicago. when it was time for wright to leave, till begged his mother to let him go back to mississippi with him. mamie reluctantly agreed and warned emmett that the south was very different from chicago. she explained that the south was segregated and that young black boys had to be careful and on their best behavior. the day before emmett left, mamie gave him his fathers ring. the next day at the train station was the last time mamie saw her son alive.

why was mamie till reluctant to let emmett go to mississippi with his great uncle?

choose one option

a she needed emmett to stay and work around the house.

b she didnt trust emmetts great uncle to take care of him.

c the south was a dangerous place for young black boys.

d emmett was still receiving treatment for polio.

Explanation:

To determine why Mamie was reluctant, we analyze the text: She warned Emmett the South was segregated and young Black boys had to be careful. Option A: The text says Emmett helped around the house but doesn't imply she needed him to stay for that (she agreed after begging). Option B: No info about distrusting the great uncle. Option C: Her warning about segregation and danger for young Black boys in the South matches this. Option D: No mention of ongoing polio treatment. So the correct reason is the South's danger for young Black boys.

Answer:

C. The South was a dangerous place for young Black boys.